THE INSTITUTIONAL INDICATOR OF FEDERALISM FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE TLICS MODEL: JURIDICAL VARIABLES FOR ICT COMPARATIVE STUDIES 5 TH ACORN-REDECOM CONFERENCE, VALPARAISO, CHILE MAY TH, 2012 (UTFSM) Márcio Iorio Aranha University of Brasilia (UnB) – CCOM Center for Sectorial and Regulatory Law ( Telecommunications Law Study Group (

GARRINCHA 2 WHAT IS THIS PAPER ALL ABOUT?

REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 3 Federalism Judiciary role Property rights Regulatory Governance Politicians Political bodies Investment incentive regulation Convergence restrictions Market entry Development plan FDI restrictions Privatization Flow of information Development of national media Cultural identity Civic virtue Civil liberties ICT access Right to communicate Media ownership Regulatory framework International treaties Media culture ICT infrastructure Legal regimes Licensing, numbering, interconnection, cybersecurity, frequency managament, universal access and service

Prescriptive Hermeneutics BettiHesse Institutional Theory of Law RomanoSchmitt Operative Tools institutionelle Garantien Institutsgarantien 4 TLICS MODEL: METHOD, THEORY, AND OPERATIVE TOOLS

5 Hermeneutical autonomy of the object / Actuality of understanding / Norm-governed behavior / Appropriateness / Contextualiy COUNTRIES AND CANONS

6 Revenual Federalism Dimension 1 Taxing Federalism Indicator 1.1 Telecom Variable Broadcast Variable Broadband Variable e-Commerce Variable Administrative Fees Indicator 1.2 Telecom Variable Broadcast Variable Broadband Variable e-Commerce Variable FEDERATIVE JURIDICAL INDICATORS Fiscal Federalism Dimension 2 Sectorial Funds Indicator 2.1 Telecom Variable Broadcast Variable Broadband Variable e-Commerce Variable Local Treasuries Indicator 2.2 Telecom Variable Broadcast Variable Broadband Variable e-Commerce Variable 2.2.4

7 FEDERATIVE JURIDICAL INDICATORS Regulatory Federalism Dimension 3 Regulatory Jurisdiction Indicator 3.1 Telecom Variable Broadcast Variable Broadband Variable e-Commerce Variable Contingent Regulation Indicator 3.2 Telecom Variable Broadcast Variable Broadband Variable e-Commerce Variable Judicial Federalism Dimension 4 Public Law Jurisdiction Indicator 4.1 Telecom Variable Broadcast Variable Broadband Variable e- Commerce Variable Private Law Jurisdiction Indicator 4.2 Telecom Variable Broadcast Variable Broadband Variable e- Commerce Variable 4.2.4

8 FEDERATIVE JURIDICAL INDICATORS Planning Federalism Dimension 5 National ICT Development Plans Indicator 5.1 Telecom Variable Broadcast Variable Broadband Variable e-Commerce Variable Subnational ICT Development Plans Indicator 5.2 Telecom Variable Broadcast Variable Broadband Variable e-Commerce Variable Media Federalism Dimension 6 Content Quota Indicator 6.1 Broadcast Variable Pay TV Variable Internet Variable 6.1.3

9 LEGAL AND REGULATORY DATA FORM Dimension / Indicator / Variable Legal or policy basis or regulatory instrument identification (Use “Not Found” if needed) Approval date and enforcement (dd/mm/yyyy) (Use n/a if not applicable) Adopted by whom (Use n/a if not applicable) Legal basis content (Use n/a if not applicable) e.g. Fiscal Federalism / Local Treasuries / Broadband (*Use this space for personal commentaries if needed) *Constitutional, legislative and regulatory instruments or working documents with no legal force or draft. *Should it concern an international organization, is it (i) an act of primary law (international agreement binding the signatory States, subject to national ratification mechanisms, (ii) a secondary legislation forseen under the Constitutive Act of the international organization in its article … (e.g. additional Acts to a given Treaty, decisions, directives, regulations, frame regulations), (iii) non- enforceable unilateral acts or non-legal documents (standard regulations, reports, recommendations, notices, guidelines on the implementation of the provisions of a given Act). *When has the provision been approved? e.g. Approval date: day/month/year. *When did the provision enter into force? e.g. In force since day/month/year. *Should it be an international agreement, is it subject to signatories’ ratification process? e.g. General Assembly, Legislative Body, Independent Agency, Ministry … e.g. “Article 9. …”

10 THE FINDINGS