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Pricing Issues In Telecommunications, Robert W. Crandall
Pricing Issues In Telecommunications, Robert W. Crandall
Maine Policy Review
Over the last quarter century, significant changes have occurred in telecommunications. The breakup of AT&T and a myriad of technological innovations have sounded the death knell for the theory of telecommunications as a natural monopoly, according to Robert W. Crandall of the Brookings Institute. In the following article, Dr. Crandall assesses a variety of pricing issues that must be addressed by regulators, telecommunications firms and consumers in an increasingly competitive telecommunications market.
Applications, Not Technology, David W. Amidon
Applications, Not Technology, David W. Amidon
Maine Policy Review
The dramatic changes in telecommunications in the past decade have caused many states to try new approaches to the regulation of local telephone companies. The "Vermont Telecommunications Agreement" was one of the earliest attempts at such innovative regulatory approaches. To learn more about that experience, the PURE '93 conference and Maine Policy Review invited representatives with three different perspectives on the Vermont experience to share their observations.
The Vta Agreement: How Has It Done?, Richard Sedano
The Vta Agreement: How Has It Done?, Richard Sedano
Maine Policy Review
The dramatic changes in telecommunications in the past decade have caused many states to try new approaches to the regulation of local telephone companies. The "Vermont Telecommunications Agreement" was one of the earliest attempts at such innovative regulatory approaches. To learn more about that experience, the PURE '93 conference and Maine Policy Review invited representatives with three different perspectives on the Vermont experience to share their observations.
The Vermont Telecommunications Agreement, Thomas Aulisio
The Vermont Telecommunications Agreement, Thomas Aulisio
Maine Policy Review
The dramatic changes in telecommunications in the past decade have caused many states to try new approaches to the regulation of local telephone companies. The "Vermont Telecommunications Agreement" was one of the earliest attempts at such innovative regulatory approaches. To learn more about that experience, the PURE '93 conference and Maine Policy Review invited representatives with three different perspectives on the Vermont experience to share their observations.
The Changing Role Of Regulation In The Telecommunications Industry, Thomas D. Mcbrierty
The Changing Role Of Regulation In The Telecommunications Industry, Thomas D. Mcbrierty
Maine Policy Review
The regulation of public utilities in Maine continues to evolve in response to changing economic, political and social forces. Not only has the structure of regulation of the electrical and telecommunications industry seen dramatic changes in the past 20 years, but it also is certain the next decade will see equally fundamental changes. Maine Policy Review invited three key participants in Maine's regulatory arena to interpret the changes of the past two decades and what future changes we can expect. This article provides the perspectives of Thomas McBrierty of New England Telephone.