question arises how telecommunications markets of the future will develop and what role regulation ought to have in this … telecommunications technologies and products are characterized by short life cycles, as the advancement of these technologies continues …

I claim that the urgently needed telecommunications regulatory reform must rest on three specific principles or … integrity of the telecommunications networks in Canada. Third, the design of non predatory pricing rules (price floors) through … full cost sharing capable of fostering the emergence of a more competitive telecommunications industry, even if such non …

telecommunications market development under firstly Australian administration, and latterly under a pro-competitive set of regulatory … arrangements strongly influenced by Australian policy-making. Nevertheless, it demonstrates some of the weakest sector performance … country. Whilst the framework is based on guidelines from the World Bank and the International Telecommunications Union …

Using an efficiency-based framework, this paper analyses the performance of New Zealand's telecommunications sector … under competition law-based sector governance (the period from 1987 to 2001) and under industry-specific regulation (2001 to …-specific regulation, however, transfers to consumers appear to have reduced, transaction costs have increased and delays are being …

policies, a number of challenges remain. Although there are few sectors of the economy from which competition policy and law … competition enforcement. Intellectual property rights create special challenges for competition policy and some problems have … setbacks, reflecting both the difficulties in ensuring competition in such industries and policy mistakes. …

regionalization could potentially address both these challenges. Regional integration of regulation, combined with regionalization of … capacity to make credible policy commitments, improve the efficiency of infrastructure industries, and increase infrastructure …

services, and rail and air transport. Competition policy is discussed with respect to: the relation between regulation and … competition policy; the role of the EC Court; the 'essential facility' doctrine; defining relevant markets; and merger control in …. The answer is no. Policy recommendations: the EU defines a well-considered overall strategy for network market …

its endeavour. In this respect, an EU competition policy that focuses on consumer welfare is one way to gain support by … the citizens of its member states. The Roaming Regulation that has reduced the mobile communications costs while … travelling abroad serves as a good example for this approach. The EU Commission views consumer policy as another important factor …

discusses the main policy issues raised by the need to adapt the regulation of the non-competitive segments of these industries … society; and iv) the design of regulatory mechanisms and institutions that encourage best practice regulation …