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This paper examines the justifications, history, and practice ofregulation in the US telecommunications sector. We … telephony (VOIP). We also examine the impact of the 1996Telecommunications Act on market structure and strategy in … point to the real danger that theintent of Congress in passing the 1996 Act to promote competition intelecommunications will …
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This paper investigates the results of competition between two profit-seeking telecommunications carriers, as might … final outcome of competition. Furthermore, it is shown that a firm may not choose to compete in the market for one of the …
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A number of modeling attempts to analyze the implications of increasing competition in the electric power industry … producers, were not considered. More recently in the course of the policy debate over increasing competition, a number of models … interpret altemative scenarios or other means of increasing competition in the electric power industry in the terms of existing …
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The only way resources can be efficiently allocated in our market system is if prices of resources, goods, and services properly reflect their true value to society. However, because of (a) imperfections in the pricing mechanisms that currently influence private-sector decision making; (b) the...
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A number of modeling attempts to analyze the implications of increasing competition in the electric power industry … producers, were not considered. More recently in the course of the policy debate over increasing competition, a number of models … interpret altemative scenarios or other means of increasing competition in the electric power industry in the terms of existing …
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of steam-coal trade of several deviations from the simple competitive model. In addition to perfect competition, we …
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A computer model was developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to analyze the electricity production, costs, and prices for two geographical regions for a single year. Bulk-power trading is allowed between the two regions and market clearing prices are determined based on marginal costs. The...
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have the lowest price possible. In the long run, competition promotes innovation and lower costs. The physical and …
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