End of the Line for the Local Loop Monopoly? Technology, Competition, and Investment in Telecom Networks

End of the Line for the Local Loop Monopoly? Technology, Competition, and Investment in Telecom Networks

Local telephone service is the last bastion of a still frequently asserted public policy preference for monopoly provision of telecommunications. This Note challenges the rationale for that preference, addressing four issues: First, is local networ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Peter
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
BER
CELLULAR OPERATORS
CELLULAR RADIO
FOREIGN INVESTORS
INNOVATIONS
MONOPOLY
MOV
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
RADIO
RETAINED EARNINGS
TELECOM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
TELEPHONE SERVICE
TELEPHONY
TEXT
UNIVERSAL SERVICE TELEPHONE NETWORKS
COSTS
TECHNOLOGY
INVESTMENTS
DENATIONALIZATION
GOVERNMENT POLICY
MONOPOLIES
MARKET COMPETITION
LOCAL TELEPHONE NETWORKS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1995/12/441235/end-line-local-loop-monopoly-technology-competition-investment-telecom-networks
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11641

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1995/12/441235/end-line-local-loop-monopoly-technology-competition-investment-telecom-networks
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11641

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