This article examines the differences in regulatory policies governing the provision of value-added services (VAS) in Germany and the USA, and the impact these policies have had on market development. There follows a detailed discussion of how supply-side and demand-side factors are affecting...

This article examines the development of value-added services (VAS) in the USA and is the companion to an article by the same authors in the last issue of Telecommunications Policy, which focused on Germany. There is a detailed discussion of how demand-side and supply-side factors are affecting...