Competition in Telecommunications

Author/creator Laffont, Jean-Jacques Author
Other author Tirole,Jean Author
Other author Laffont,Colette Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge : MIT Press
Description335 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in.
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SeriesMunich Lectures in Economics Ser.
Summary Annotation In Competition in Telecommunications, Jean-Jacques Laffont and Jean Tirole analyze regulatory reform and the emergence of competition in network industries using the state-of-the-art theoretical tools of industrial organization, political economy, and the economics of incentives.The book opens with background information for the reader who is unfamiliar with current issues in the telecommunications industry. The following sections focus on four central aspects of the recent deregulatory movement: the introduction of incentive regulation; one-way access; the special nature of competition in an industry requiring two-way access; and universal service, in particular, the use of engineering models to compute subsidies and the design of universal service auctions.
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ISBN9780262621502
ISBN0262621509 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9780262621502
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