competition and the complex interplay of the political process, regulation, and competition. The later essays focus on specific … on the interplay of auctions, industry dynamics, and regulation. This book collects essays on this topic by leading … analysts of telecommunications and the European auction experience, all but one presented at a November 2001 CESifo conference …

recently proposed to take regulation of interconnection to the most extreme degree of intervention. According to this proposal … down to zero. This move is contrary to the aim of opening telecom markets to competition while reducing regulatory …

Act's requirement that long-distance carriers equalize their rates is amended, direct competition between LECs is shown to …

This report addresses an issue which arises in virtually every public utility industry - the regulation of access to … essential facilities. The regulation of the terms and conditions under which competing firms have access to essential inputs …