Overview

The years since the early 1980s have seen exceptionally fast rates of change in every aspect of the telecommunications industry. These include major technology changes and the convergence of the broadcasting, information technology and telecommunications industries. The earlier view of telecommunications as a natural monopoly has now given way to one in which almost all parts are susceptible to some form of competition. Simultaneously, market structure has changed through the replacement of the former monopolistic, vertically integrated telephone companies by a variety of competing firms. These developments have been accompanied by major legislative and regulatory developments, including the passing in the United States of the 1996 Telecommunications Act and the introduction of a large number of new laws and regulations in Europe and elsewhere. The same changes have seen a massive expansion of independent regulatory agencies. This volume provides detailed reviews and commentaries on these contemporary changes in the landscape of a major industry from an academic perspective, yet in an analytical manner designed for a wide audience of academics and professionals with an interest in the telecommunications industry. The contents are set out in three main sections. The chapters in section one deal with the economic characteristics of the sector, which define the industry's structure. Sections two and three deal respectively with regulation and competition. Regulatory and competition issues continuously interact with each other, as each set of issues influences the other. The industry continues to evolve through the interaction of the various processes. Volume 1 of the handbook aims to provide an integrated set of concepts, evidence and facts that will enable the reader to understand this process.

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Author:   Martin E. Cave ,  Sumit K. Majumdar ,  Ingo Vogelsang
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Ltd
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.542kg
ISBN:  

9780444503893

ISBN 10:   0444503897
Pages:   742
Publication Date:   21 August 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Structure, Regulation and Competition in the Telecommunications Industry (M.E. Cave, S.K. Majumdar, I. Vogelsang). 1. Introduction. Section 1: Structure. 2. Historical overview (G. Brock). 3. Network effects (S. Leibowitz, S. Margolis). 4. Customer demand analysis (L.D. Taylor). 5. Econometric cost functions (M. Fuss, L. Waverman). 6. Representation of technology and production (W.W. Sharkey). Section 2: Regulation. 7. Price regulation (D.E.M. Sappington). 8. The theory of access pricing and interconnection (M. Armstrong). 9. Interconnection practices (E. Noam). 10. Universal residential telephone services (M. Riordan). Section 3: Competition. 11. Competition policy in telecommunications (D.F. Spulber). 12. Competition in the long distance market (D. Kaserman, J.W. Mayo). 13. Mobile telephone (J. Hausman). 14. Spectrum auctions (P. Cramton). 15. Local network competition (G.A. Woroch). Subject index.

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