Introduction
• elements and tools to begin with (taxonomy, nature and consultation regulations)
• Introduction and course structure
Community and national legislation in the Telecommunications
• Fundamental and constitutional rights
• Peculiarities and dynamic nature of telecommunication regulation. The process of liberalization.
• Features background and historical framework of Community legislation
• Implementation of Community legislation to Italy in various stages of adaptation
• The universal service and access to the network
• Radio: history, text only, radio and digital TV
• Authority for Communications
Security and privacy
• Specific problems of communication via the Internet
• The protection of personal data and privacy in electronic communications
• Certified mail
Intellectual Property and Copyright
• Copyright and Digital Rights Management
• The world of "copyleft"
• Patents (general overview, patent search, patentability of software, ...)
Bodies and International Standards in Telecommunications
• Reasons for and benefits (individual, technology, business, ...)
• Operation and mechanisms of participation, contribution and update
• Main agencies / organizations for standardization and definition of specifications to international standards: ISO and IEC, ITU-T, EIA, IEEE and ANSI, IAB (IETF - RFC, IRTF), 3GPP and 3GPP2
Electromagnetic Compatibility and Safety at Work
• Phenomenology, measurement and reduction of electromagnetic emissions at low frequency.
• Phenomenology, measurement and reduction of electromagnetic emissions in high frequency.
• Consolidation Act on health and safety at work
• Current state of legislation and technical standards on a national, European and international perspectives for future development.