efficient rivals. This book asks whether the current chaotic state of the telecommunications and related Internet industries is … benefits to society as a whole. In telecommunications, for example, wireless, IP, and cable-based technologies are all fighting … innovative products and services in telecommunications, media, electronic retailing, and other "new economy" industries. …

Telecommunications policy profoundly affects the economy and our everyday lives. Yet accounts of important … telecommunications issues tend to be either superficial (and inaccurate) or mired in jargon and technical esoterica. In Digital … in the telecommunications industry. After giving a big picture overview of the field, they present sharply reasoned …

This book describes the transformation of telecommunications from national network monopolies to a new system, the …-based economy. Especially for large organizations, the price, control, security, and reliability of telecommunications became …'s telecommunications and Internet infrastructure. Taking a broad, multidisciplinary perspective Eli Noam discusses the importance and …

This paper examines the substantial regulatory changes in North American telecommunications markets over the past … telecommunications trade deal. Specifically, there was broad political support for a deal, but the particular problems facing U ….S. carriers in competitive international markets meant any deal had to cover all major telecommunications markets and had to …

assesses whether the general principles need to be adapted when dealing with the telecommunications services industry. The …

This Paper examines a general problem exemplified by post-auction (third generation ‘3G’) mobile telecommunications … downstream retail prices; Bertrand or local monopoly pricing or a mixed strategy equilibrium may emerge. Importantly, entry may …