This paper considers the challenges provided in recently deregulated telecommunications industry. It emphasizes the need for entrants to be sensitive to the political and social conditions of the new market but suggests that the incumbent rational firm -the Telecom monopoly- will not be easy to...

The Australian model of free-to-air (FTA) broadcasting is stuck in the 1950s. This paper reviews the existing Australian approach to FTA broadcasting which provides incumbent networks with complete control over the available spectrum albeit tied down by a range of regulatory constraints. We...

Banks use a mix of wholesale and deposit funds to finance lending. If a country is a net importer of wholesale funds, then a financial crisis in a foreign country can 'infect' the banking system by raising the cost of wholesale funds. Indeed, countries such as Australia imported a crisis through...

Australia's payment card regulations are similar to those used in a variety of countries around the world. However, as we argue below, they are complex, open to gaming and have failed to win support from consumers.In this paper, we present an alternative approach to regulation involving direct...