Cost allocation and regulatory pricing in telecommunications : A UK case study
This article describes the application of alternative cost allocation methodologies to the Hull telephone system, which provides service to a small area of the UK independently of British Telecom. The article first discusses alternative uses of and methods for allocating costs among access, local usage and trunk usage. It then implements the fully distributed cost approach, using accountancy data provided by the company. In addition, several illustrative calculations are shown which cost individual services on a stand-alone basis using different technologies. The results broadly suggest that, on a full distributed cost basis, access costs exceed existing average tariff levels. The article concludes with some illustrative calculations showing the rebalancing of access and usage charges which would generate the same revenue but bring them more in line with costs.
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1990
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Authors: | Cave, Martin ; Lever, Ken ; Mills, Roger ; Trotter, Stephen |
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Telecommunications Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0308-5961. - Vol. 14.1990, 6, p. 505-520
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Elsevier |
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