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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.
Regulatory Updates: Maine Public Utilities Commission, Land Use Regulatory Commission, Ralph Townsend, Ruth Robinson
Regulatory Updates: Maine Public Utilities Commission, Land Use Regulatory Commission, Ralph Townsend, Ruth Robinson
Maine Policy Review
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Public Policy, Private Profits, Ralph Townsend
Public Policy, Private Profits, Ralph Townsend
Maine Policy Review
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Defense Downsizing: The Economic Impacts In New England, Yolanda K. Kodrzycki
Defense Downsizing: The Economic Impacts In New England, Yolanda K. Kodrzycki
Maine Policy Review
Yoland R. Kodrzycki reviews the extent of New England’s dependency on defense and various measures of the severity of defense downsizing. The analysis is put in the broader context of the New England economy. Because the economy can provide opportunities or constraints, it is important to understand the general economic environment when designing a defense conversion strategy. This article is excerpted from the author’s remarks at a conference entitled “From Defense to Offense: Converting Maine’s Economy in a Time of Shrinking Military Expenditures,” which took place in Portland on June 13, 1994. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect official …
Next Steps In Business Conversion: Supporting Innovation And Entrepreneurship, Eric R. Pages
Next Steps In Business Conversion: Supporting Innovation And Entrepreneurship, Eric R. Pages
Maine Policy Review
Defense conversion is a major issue confronting Maineand other states that are threatened with the loss of major military and civilian defense facilities. The closing of Loring Air Force Base this year has made real to most Mainecitizens the rapidly changing nature of the state’s defense infrastructure. As the anxiety increases about the future of remaining defense facilities, both the public and private sectors are working to develop meaningful conversion programs and policies. The latter was the focus of a statewide conference on defense conversion, "From Defense to Offense" held last June in Portland. This article by Eric R. Pages …
From Cold War To Microchips: Stepping From The Past Into Our Future, Malcolm Forbes Jr.
From Cold War To Microchips: Stepping From The Past Into Our Future, Malcolm Forbes Jr.
Maine Policy Review
Malcolm "Steve" Forbes Jr., editor-in-chief of FORBES Magazine, looks often to history to explain the present and to predict the future. In an address to the 21st annual Governor's Economic Development Conference at the University of Maine last fall, Forbes identified two important trends, one grounded in the past (the Cold War), and one symbolic of the rapid change experienced at present (the microchip), in suggesting that the economic future for Maine and the nation is only limited by our willingness to give in to our fears about what that future holds. This article is an edited version of Forbes’ …