Changing the Rules: Technological Change, International Competition, and Regulation in Communications / Edition 1

by Robert W. Crandall, Kenneth Flamm

Overview

"Since 1971 competition has begun to replace regulation as a governing force in the telecommunications industry. The breakup of the national telephone monopolies, technological advances, and the worldwide network in telecommunications have brought a revolution in the telecommunications equipment and services industries. These changes have forced legislators and regulators to rethink public policy toward communications. The papers in this book were first presented at a conference organized by Robert Crandall and Kenneth Flamm, pulling together a group of industry professionals and scholars to address the far-reaching implications of the upheaval in the communications industry. The contributors analyze the effects of this increasing competition on standardization, technical innovation, and international rivalry. Changing the Rules offers possible policy options and analyzes their potential effects on the future market structure and the competitive positions of the U.S. computer and communications industries.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815715955
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/1989
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	442
Product dimensions:	6.03(w) x 8.98(h) x 1.29(d)
Lexile:	1450L (what's this?)

About the Author

"Robert W. Crandall is a senior fellow in the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution, where his research has focused on telecommunications and cable television regulation, industrial organization and policy, and the changing regional structure of the U.S. economy. His previous books include Broadband: Should We Regulate Internet Access? (Brookings, 2002), Telecommunications Liberalization on Two Sides of the Atlantic (Brookings, 2001) and Who Pays for Universal Service? (Brookings, 2000). Kenneth Flamm is a senior fellow in Economic Studies and Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution."

Editorial Reviews

Eleven contributions first presented at a conference in 1987. Among the issues addressed: the relatively slow rate of technical progress in the pre-divestiture telecommunications industry, and its apparent recent acceleration; the future role of the divested regional Bell operating companies; changes in international trade in telecommunications equipment and services. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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