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Research paper thumbnail of Building value through telecommunications

Telecommunications Policy, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of Building value through telecommunications: Regulatory roadblocks on the information superhighway

Telecommunications Policy, 1994

In a global economy that is increasingly InformatIon lntenslve, almost everyone agrees that an ad... more In a global economy that is increasingly InformatIon lntenslve, almost everyone agrees that an advanced telecommlallcatlons network infrastructure Is key to economk growth and value creatkn. Throughout the world there has baen a fluny of government actlvlty premotlng InveNmant In advanced telecommunlcatlons network Infrastructurns. Since publk sector budgets are stralned In most count&s, new govemment polklea and mguktkns must be tqjeted to stlmulate prhmte ssctor Investment. But businesses worship at the attar of cash flow; investment lncentlves are directly related to the pursuit of hlgh profits and competltlve advantags. EstablIshed regulatq processes, on the other hand, continue to focus on constralnlng eamlngs and market power, and therefors mpmsent a formldable Inatltutlonal roadblock to Increased prl-vs@s Investment. However, lf govemmants can avoid the temptatlon to overrsgulate the lntroductlon of competltlve entry Into telecommunkatlon servke mukets, rapid deploymant of the Infomlatlon Superhlghwaywlll not necessarlly fall vktlm to a fundamentally flawed regulatoIy process.

Research paper thumbnail of Future telecommunications

Telecommunications Policy, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of Telecommunications Policy

Communication Booknotes, 1991

Research paper thumbnail of Public policy for fibre-to-the-home

Telecommunications Policy, 1990

Research paper thumbnail of Bringing advanced technology to rural America

Telecommunications Policy, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of The implications of economic efficiency for US telecommunications policy

Telecommunications Policy, 1986

Subsidizing local residence telecommunications service from toll services has produced large dist... more Subsidizing local residence telecommunications service from toll services has produced large distortions in US state and interstate toll markets. While both the business and residence groups as a whole would benefit from lower toll prices and higher residence prices, the fact that toll usage is concentrated means that most residence subscribers would be made worse off. It is therefore politically

Research paper thumbnail of The US telecommunications industry in transition

Telecommunications Policy, 1986

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of The role of wireless communications in the global information infrastructure

Telecommunications Policy, 1997

Research paper thumbnail of US telecommunications deregulation

Telecommunications Policy, 1988

Research paper thumbnail of Residential fibre optic networks

Telecommunications Policy, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Throttling competition: a reply

Telecommunications Policy, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of Building value through telecommunications

Telecommunications Policy, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of Building value through telecommunications: Regulatory roadblocks on the information superhighway

Telecommunications Policy, 1994

In a global economy that is increasingly InformatIon lntenslve, almost everyone agrees that an ad... more In a global economy that is increasingly InformatIon lntenslve, almost everyone agrees that an advanced telecommlallcatlons network infrastructure Is key to economk growth and value creatkn. Throughout the world there has baen a fluny of government actlvlty premotlng InveNmant In advanced telecommunlcatlons network Infrastructurns. Since publk sector budgets are stralned In most count&s, new govemment polklea and mguktkns must be tqjeted to stlmulate prhmte ssctor Investment. But businesses worship at the attar of cash flow; investment lncentlves are directly related to the pursuit of hlgh profits and competltlve advantags. EstablIshed regulatq processes, on the other hand, continue to focus on constralnlng eamlngs and market power, and therefors mpmsent a formldable Inatltutlonal roadblock to Increased prl-vs@s Investment. However, lf govemmants can avoid the temptatlon to overrsgulate the lntroductlon of competltlve entry Into telecommunkatlon servke mukets, rapid deploymant of the Infomlatlon Superhlghwaywlll not necessarlly fall vktlm to a fundamentally flawed regulatoIy process.

Research paper thumbnail of Future telecommunications

Telecommunications Policy, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of Telecommunications Policy

Communication Booknotes, 1991

Research paper thumbnail of Public policy for fibre-to-the-home

Telecommunications Policy, 1990

Research paper thumbnail of Bringing advanced technology to rural America

Telecommunications Policy, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of The implications of economic efficiency for US telecommunications policy

Telecommunications Policy, 1986

Subsidizing local residence telecommunications service from toll services has produced large dist... more Subsidizing local residence telecommunications service from toll services has produced large distortions in US state and interstate toll markets. While both the business and residence groups as a whole would benefit from lower toll prices and higher residence prices, the fact that toll usage is concentrated means that most residence subscribers would be made worse off. It is therefore politically

Research paper thumbnail of The US telecommunications industry in transition

Telecommunications Policy, 1986

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of The role of wireless communications in the global information infrastructure

Telecommunications Policy, 1997

Research paper thumbnail of US telecommunications deregulation

Telecommunications Policy, 1988

Research paper thumbnail of Residential fibre optic networks

Telecommunications Policy, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Throttling competition: a reply

Telecommunications Policy, 1986

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