Analysis of the convergence of telecommunication and computer technologies and regulation has become something of a growth industry. Many regulatory bodies and standards organizations are actively engaged in policy debate, and are influential in setting the ground rules for the supply and use of...

The changes in the international telecommunications market are rapidly outgrowing the existing structure of regulation. Moreover the trends in the sector indicate that if the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rule is to be viable some form of international competition policy is needed. This must tackle...

This paper illustrates the need for a continuing and more focused role for regulation in the face of competitive entry in communications infrastructure supply. It reviews the trends in the marketplace and points to the critical sites where long-term industry outcomes are being negotiated,...

This article provides a review of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD) Working Group on ICTs and Development Report (Knowledge Societies: Information Technology for Sustainable Development, Oxford University Press, 1998). The author highlights key...

This paper investigates the policy environment that will be needed to achieve the Dutch government's goal of acquiring a leading position in Europe in the development of the electronic superhighways. The paper summarizes the results of a study commissioned by the Rathenau Institute, which...