Telecommunication policy for the information age: from monopoly to competition

Abstract

Part 1 Analytical framework: introduction perspectives on the policy process a model of the decentralized policy process institutions of telecommunication policy economic characteristics of the telecommunication industry. Part 2 The development of competition: competition in terminal equipment initial long distance competition interconnection and long distance competition. Part 3 Structural boundaries: the divestiture access charges - a confusing ten billion dollar game the implementation of access charges. Part 4 Alternatives to the divestiture model: the dismantling of structural separation competition in local service price caps and regulatory boundaries.