1st Edition

Telephone Companies in Paradise A Case Study in Telecommunications Deregulation

By Milton L. Mueller Copyright 1993
198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

Computerization has generated dra­matic advances In telecommunica­tions, such as mobile telephones and video conferencing. Coupled with this are major changes in regulation, as telephone companies face new compet­itors. States are experimenting with new forms of utility regulation and de­regulation in order to cope with the demands of rising competition. Here Mueller examines in... Read more
1. Deregulation: Paradise Gained, Paradise Lost, 1 or Business as Usual? 2. Regulated vs. Unregulated Prices: The Economic Orthodoxy 3. LB 835: The Law and Its History 4. Local Service Rates: Levels and Trends 5. Long Distance Service 6. Investment and Service Innovation 7. The Bottom Line: Rates of Return 8. Nebraska: Model or Warning?

Biography

Milton L. Mueller