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Restructuring telecommunications : a study of Europe in a global context / Peter Curwen.
Lippincott Library HE8084 .C87 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Curwen, Peter J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Telecommunication--European Union countries.
- Telecommunication.
- Telecommunication--United States.
- Privatization.
- United States.
- Privatization--European Union countries.
- European Union countries.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- On the first of January 1988, the telecommunications industry in the European Union is officially thrown open, marking the final stage in a long process of market liberalization. At the same time, significant restructuring is proceeding in the US and many other parts of the world, all of which signifies an unprecedented period of change. The purpose of this book is to provide an up-to-date account of structural changes in the telecommunications industry, concentrating on the EU but also covering the US in some detail. It provides an analysis of the main players, the technology and of how developments are likely to affect ordinary individuals who, at the end of the day, must buy the new services on offer if they are to become economically viable.
- Contents:
- 2 Europe and the Information Society 9
- 3 Telecommunications Networks and Services 13
- Public network telephony 13
- Mobile communications 14
- Satellite communications 20
- Paging 24
- Cable TV 24
- Wireless in the local loop 25
- Value-added network services (VANS) 26
- Integrated services digital networks (ISDNs) 28
- Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) 28
- Synchronous digital hierarchy 29
- The internet 29
- 4 Aspects of Market Structure 35
- 5 Globalization 39
- Concert 41
- Global One 44
- AT&T-Unisource 47
- Cable & Wireless Communications 50
- Other 51
- 6 Restructuring in the EU 55
- Basic telephony and alternative infrastructure 57
- Cable TV 62
- VANS and leased lines 63
- Mobile services 64
- The Commission takes action 67
- Satellite services 68
- Terminal equipment 69
- Implementation 70
- 7 Privatization and Liberalization 73
- The (bitter?) fruits of privatization 78
- The pace of liberalization 79
- 8 Multimedia 91
- Connectivity and interactivity 91
- Hardware versus software 99
- 9 International Traffic 103
- The World Trade talks 107
- 10 Regulation 111
- Regulation in the UK 116
- Regulation in Germany 117
- Regulation in the USA 118
- Price caps 118
- Interconnection 119
- The universal service obligation 121
- Number portability 123
- Rebalancing tariffs 125
- Licences 125
- 11 The UK: A Case Study 129
- Cabling the UK 129
- Mercury 132
- Radio in the Local Loop 137
- Mobile telephony 138
- Interconnection 139
- Payphones 140
- The regulatory system 141
- The satellite link 151
- Further regulatory intervention 153
- The golden share 154
- Whither BT? 155
- 12 Germany: A Case Study 161
- Rivals 163
- Regulatory quarrels 166
- Multimedia 168
- DT blues 168
- Future prospects 169
- 13 The USA: A Case Study 171
- The 1996 Telecommunications Act 173
- ... leads to consolidation 173
- FCC guidelines 177
- And some comments on Japan 180.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-210) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0312210175
- OCLC:
- 37560857
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