Regulatory Reform Of Telecommunications

Author : Vanda Rideout
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0773524525

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Continentalizing Canadian Telecommunications by Vanda Rideout Pdf

InContinentalizing Canadian TelecommunicationsVanda Rideout examines active political resistance to the radical, neo-liberal transformation of Canadian telecommunications that has been orchestrated by the federal government, big business, and their powerful lobbyists over the last two decades. Rideout focuses on the protection of the public interest, a crucial element neglected by most recent studies, and shows that although alliances have been formed between labour, consumers, and public interest activists, significant disagreements over issues such as free trade, long distance and local competition, and a targeted subsidy program for very low-income Canadians have meant that this united front has not been able to counter the forces of the new neo-liberal telecommunication policy regime.Continentalizing Canadian Telecommunicationsdetails the complex relationships between the various corporate and government interests, shows how the changes they brought about have locked Canada's telecommunications system into the orbit of the US system, and discusses the implications this has for Canadians.

Author : Robert W. Crandall,Leonard Waverman
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815719700

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Talk is Cheap by Robert W. Crandall,Leonard Waverman Pdf

The rapid pace of technological change is placing the world's telephone companies in a very difficult position. Fiber optics cables, wireless telephones, digital signal compression, and sophisticated new switching equipment are lowering the cost of providing service and opening the gates to new competition. At the same time, these new technologies are providing the telephone companies with a wide array of new market opportunities. Unfortunately, their status as regulated carriers makes it difficult to exploit these new opportunities and to fend off competitive assaults on their traditional telephone business. As long as they are regulated, they can be accused of using their monopoly services to cross-subsidize new competitive ventures. But partial deregulation and open entry would be a catastrophe for them unless they were allowed to revise their rate structure. There is a widespread misconception that the U.S. telecommunications industry has been "deregulated" and that Canadian authorities are following the U.S. lead. In fact, most services remain regulated, even though some markets, such as long-distance services, equipment sales and rentals, and local services, have been opened up. This book reviews the recent changes in the structure of U.S. and Canadian telecommunications industries and the changes in regulatory policy on both sides of the border. The authors analyze the effects of these changes in regulation on telephone rates in both the local and long-distance markets with particular emphasis on the impacts of regulatory reforms and competition on long-distance rates. They use their results to suggest how regulation should be structured to allow competition to replace monopoly on the road to the information superhighway. The authors contend that for decades misguided regulation of the telephone sector in both Canada and the U.S. denied consumers the benefits of competition, distorted local and long-distance telephone rates, and blocked en

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1368741571

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Talk is Cheap: the Promise of Regulatory Reform in North American Telecommunications by Anonim Pdf

Focuses on the distortions in pricing resulting from regulation. Assesses the impact of competition.

Author : Leland L. Johnson,Rand Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Price regulation
ISBN : IND:30000009635024

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Price Caps in Telecommunications Regulatory Reform by Leland L. Johnson,Rand Corporation Pdf

Author : Felix Chin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043660187

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Regulatory Reform of Telecommunications by Felix Chin Pdf

Author : Siope Vakataki 'Ofa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Foreign trade regulation
ISBN : 1443835234

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Telecommunications Regulatory Reform in Small Island Developing States by Siope Vakataki 'Ofa Pdf

This book adopts an approach of â ~mixed-method researchâ (TM) with an in-depth qualitative comparative case study analysis triangulated by a quantitative statistical analysis. In particular, the book attempts to capture Small Island Developing States control variables in its empirical analysis, often omitted from telecommunications empirical studies due to limited data. Based on the smallest and most isolated small island states in the World, the researchâ (TM)s comparative case study analysis was conducted in five Pacific Island States (Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu). The book documents the early account of domestic telecommunications policies in Pacific Island case studies deemed useful for future research. In addition, the book proposes concrete policy insights to Small Island Developing State governments, telecommunications operators, academics and relevant international institutions. The book attempts to link three different strands of academic literatures â " namely â ~islandnessâ (TM), â ~telecommunications policy reformâ (TM) and â ~international trade agreements (WTO)â (TM) â " through analyzing the political economy of telecommunications reform in an island economy context and the role of the fixed-rules of the World Trade Organization on the credibility of telecommunications reform.

Author : Robert Britt Horwitz
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780195069990

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The Irony of Regulatory Reform by Robert Britt Horwitz Pdf

Examines the history of telecommunications to build a compelling new theory of regulation, showing how anti-regulation rhetoric has often had unintended and unwanted effects on American industry.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : LOC:00095087218

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Small Business Access to Competitive Telecommunications Services by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Futures market
ISBN : LOC:00185467740

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Financial Market Regulatory Reform by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance Pdf

Author : William H. Melody
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Teknologisk udvikling
ISBN : IND:30000056672318

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Telecom Reform by William H. Melody Pdf

Analiza: El propósito y la experiencia de la regulación; Nuevas tecnologías, redes y mercados; Gestión de recursos públicos; Eficiencia, equidad y protección del consumidor; Herramientas básicas de regulación; Aspectos especiales que afectan a los países en vías de desarrollo; Cuestiones futuras sobre redes inteligentes y comercio electrónico.

Author : Ian Walden
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 963 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191582752

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Telecommunications Law and Regulation by Ian Walden Pdf

Since the last edition of the book was published, there have been a number of important developments in the telecommunications industry, for example the operational separation of BT in the UK, which may prove a model for the rest of Europe in dealing with incumbent operators, and the debate over "network neutrality" in the US, which is dominating the roll-out of the infrastructure.Telecommunications Law and Regulation is fully updated and contains new chapters on technology and markets, and capacity agreements. Other topics addressed in this new edition include the consequences of convergence within an EU and international context, including the blurring of conduit and content regulations; the implications of IP and Next Generation Networks; issues of communication privacy in the context of the "war on terrorism", and how these impact on the commercialoperations of service providers; the obtaining and trading of spectrum, with governments and regulators looking to fully exploit the"digital dividend"; and the application of ex post competition law to the sector, as governments attempt to deregulate competitive markets. The book examines all aspects of EU 2003regime; implementation issues, and the proposed reforms arising from the 2006 review.Written by leading experts in the field, it offers comprehensive coverage of the law and regulatory structures relating to telecommunications. It is essential reading for legal practitioners involved in the communications industry and of interest to management consultants, bankers and accountants who will need to be aware of the legal implications of this fast changing area. It is also a highly accessible and thought-provoking book for postgraduate study.

Author : W. T. Stanbury,Fred Thompson,Institute for Research on Public Policy
Publisher : IRPP
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Law
ISBN : 0920380719

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Regulatory Reform in Canada by W. T. Stanbury,Fred Thompson,Institute for Research on Public Policy Pdf

From the Introduction: This study examines the nature of and prospects for regulatory reform in Canada. In particular, we are concerned with the elimination of liberalization of direct regulation in such industries as telecommunications, airlines, trucking, and agriculture ... In focusing our attention on the prospects for reforming direct regulation in Canada, we do not wish to slight the potential value of reforming the regulatory process. But most procedural reforms focus on the margin or flow of new regulation while deregulation proper is aimed at reducing the enourmous stock already in existence ... Within the field of direct regulation we have further narrowed our analysis to the role of the federal government as regulator.

Author : Brian Levy,Pablo T. Spiller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020146911

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Regulations, Institutions, and Commitment by Brian Levy,Pablo T. Spiller Pdf

The book assesses the impact of core political and social institutions on regulatory structures and performance in the telecommunications industry in Jamaica, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, and the Philippines. These core institutions are shown to influence strongly the credibility and effectiveness of regulation, and thus its ability to encourage private investment and support efficiency. Currently, privatization and regulatory reform are often viewed as the solution to the problem of poor performance by telecommunications and other public utilities. This volume argues that these high expectations may not always be met because of the way a country's political and social institutions - its executive, legislative and judicial systems, its informal norms of public behaviour - interact with regulatory processes and economic conditions. In some environments, regulatory solutions run counter to the prevailing wisdom: achieving credible commitment may require an inflexible regulatory regime, and sometimes public ownership of utilities may be the only feasible alternative.

Author : European Central Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electric industries
ISBN : 9291811513

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Price Effects of Regulatory Reform in Selected Network Industries by European Central Bank Pdf

Author : Allan Brown,Moazzem Hossain,Duc-Tho Nguyen
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-02-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 178195836X

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Telecommunications Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region by Allan Brown,Moazzem Hossain,Duc-Tho Nguyen Pdf

This book attempts to draw lessons from the experiences of developed as well as developing countries in carrying out telecommunications reform. Contributors come from academia, as well as from stakeholders in telecommunications policy in a dozen countries, mostly in the Asia-Pacific region. Globally, the telecommunications industry is undergoing major changes: technological advances in the form of a vast number of new digitised services, ownership shifts as state-owned carriers in many countries become fully or partly privatized, and a general transition from monopolistic to more competitive market environments. The economic and regulatory experiences derived from these changes are explored and analyzed using the USA, the UK, Australia and Singapore to represent developed and newly industrialized countries, and China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam as examples of developing countries. The conclusions outlined in this timely volume hold important lessons for these as well as for other countries.