The economics and regulation of network industries : telecommunications and beyond
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The economics and regulation of network industries : telecommunications and beyond
（Cambridge elements, . Elements in public economics / edited by Robin Boadway,
Cambridge University Press, 2021
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [78]-85)
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Have you ever wondered how your telephone company or Internet service provider can give you access to almost all people in the world, or how electricity suppliers can compete with each other if there is only one electric supply line passing through your street? This Element deals with the economics and public regulation of such network industries. It puts particular emphasis on the specific economic concepts used for analyzing them and on the regulatory reform movement and the compatibility of regulation and competition. Worldwide most of these industries have changed dramatically in recent years, telecommunications in particular. Network industries mostly exhibit economies of scale in production and similar economies in consumption. Both of these properties cause market power problems that often require industry-specific regulation. However, due to technological and market changes network policies have moved on from end-user regulation to wholesale regulation and in some cases to deregulation.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Economic concepts associated with network industries
- 3. Regulatory approaches based on monopoly provision
- 4. The emergence of competition and its effect on regulation
- 5. From telecommunications to the provision of ICT services
- 6. Deregulation and competition policy
- 7. Conclusions.
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