Telecommunications Policy: Have Regulators Dialed the Wrong Number? - Couverture rigide

Alexander, Donald L.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0275958558 ISBN 13 : 9780275958558

Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1997

Synopsis

In this timely collection of essays, leading economic and communication scholars examine major policy issues confronting federal and state regulators in the telecommunications industry. The essays describe how past regulatory decisions have contributed to a growing tension between emerging competition and the preservation of specific social objectives like the continuance of universal service, and thus provide a unique perspective on the current public policy debates. Although each author discusses a different policy issue, the common theme in this volume is the compelling argument that past regulatory decisions, which were often motivated by political compromises rather than sound economic analysis, are the primary source of inefficiency that exists in the telecommunications industry today.

This insight points to potential harm that legislators may create from ignoring economic forces when deregulating an industry. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is an example in which deregulation has created more, not less, regulatory barriers affecting competitors. The authors challenge policy makers to consider no regulation to insure that competitive forces determine prices, quantities, and quality of service for the vast array of telecommunication services available in today's marketplace.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

MARY HOMMANN's forty-year career has included positions as Assistant Professor and Assistant Chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning at Pratt Institute, Development Planning Director for the City of Yonkers, Planning Director for the City of Long Beach, New York, and Director of the acclaimed Wooster Square urban renewal project in New Haven, Connecticut. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and the American Planning Association, and she is licensed to practice as a professional planner in New Jersey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Praeger Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0275958558
• ISBN 13: 9780275958558
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 184
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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