In many countries throughout the world, regulators are struggling to determine whether and how to introduce competition …

This paper examines the justifications, history, and practice of regulation in the US telecommunications sector. We … the history of regulation and antitrust intervention in the telecommunications sector. After discussing the impact of … carriers), and we point to the real danger that the intent of Congress in passing the 1996 Act to promote competition in …

Railway, PKP, that would improve the efficiency of the railroad while creating some form of competition in order to prevent … monopoly pricing. Traditional intramodal competition is unlikely to be feasible in the foreseeable future, and for the most … important commodities carried by PKP, intermodal competition is not important. A proposal under discussion is to separate the …

in privatization transactions despite some showcase transactions; fifth, regulation and competition have often been …

West, some "natural monopoly" sectors will require continued regulation to protect consumers from monopoly abuses. This … paper focuses on three aspects of the design of regulatory policy in these countries: the appropriate sectors for regulation …