Telecommunications Policy and Regulation: The Impact of Competition and Technological ChangeInstitute for Research on Public Policy = Institut de recherches politiques, 1986 - Telecommunication policy - 529 pages Papers presented attempted to identify the major issues presentlyconfronting telecommunications regulators, analyze the implications for thevarius stakeholders involved, and identify possible policy options. Twoshorter commentaries consider issues involved in moving from policy options to implementation, setting out the argument from the industry perspective and the government perspective. An American perrspective isalso offered, as is a commentary of the August 1986 decision of the CRTC(decision 85-19) dealing with that of Bell Canada and B.C. Tel. |
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Economic Factors in Telecommunications Policy | 1 |
Comments on Globerman | 81 |
Players Stakes and Politics in the Future | 101 |
Copyright | |
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