Telecommunications Liberalization on Two Sides of the Atlantic

Martin Cave

ISBN 10: 0815702310 / ISBN 13: 9780815702313

Published by Brookings Institution, US, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Telecommunications Liberalization on Two Sides of the Atlantic
• Publisher: Brookings Institution, US
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815702310
• ISBN 13: 9780815702313
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In response to the whirlwind electronics revolution of the 1990's, the European Union, Canada, and the United States launched new liberalization policies aimed at opening all telecommunications markets to competition. This report presents two views of the progress towards competitionone for North America and one for Europe.

About the Author

Martin Cave is a regulatory economist specialising in the network industries, including airports, broadcasting, energy, posts, railways, telecommunications and water. Previously, he held the BP Centennial Chair at the London School of Economics. Robert W. Crandall is a senior fellow in the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution, where his research has focused on telecommunications and cable television regulation, industrial organization and policy, and the changing regional structure of the U.S. economy. His previous books include Broadband: Should We Regulate Internet Access? (Brookings, 2002), Telecommunications Liberalization on Two Sides of the Atlantic (Brookings, 2001) and Who Pays for Universal Service? (Brookings, 2000).