Several national governments have expressed concern at the inability of carriers to negotiate lower accounting rates. Ergas and Patterson (1991) and Frieden (1997) argue that it is only on bilateral markets with facilities-based competition at both ends that conditions favour accounting rates...

This study examines sources of Australian labor productivity change from 1950 to 1994. Time-series data are used to estimate a model capturing the interaction between labor productivity, fixed capital, human capital, telecommunications, trade openness, and international competitiveness....

Recent technology change and market liberalization have substantially reduced the costs of providing international message telephone services (IMTS). However, the full extent of these cost reductions have generally not been reflected in lower prices. This paper reviews the recent literature on...