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TELECOM REFORM: 
PRINCIPLES, POLICIES AND REGULATORY PRACTICES

Editor: William H. Melody 
Center for Tele-Information, 
Technical University of Denmark

Publisher: Den Private Ingeni=F8rfond, 
Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby.
ISBN 87-7381-071-1
Price: USD 39, DKK 230, =A325
To order email: cti@cti.dtu.dk
or use order form at: http://www.cti.dtu.dk


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Telecom reform in underway in all countries, and at 
regional and international levels. It is 
characterised by new lays an policies and the 
establishment of regulatory agencies to implement 
them in a new dynamic international market 
environment.

The success of telecom reform will depend heavily 
upon the establishment and maintenance of effective 
regulation. It must encompass a wide range of 
expertise and be informed, forward looking and 
adaptive in helping to shape the information 
infrastructure - the foundation for 21st century 
information societies.

Despite new laws in the USA, Germany, Denmark and 
other countries, new directives from the EU and 
other regional organisations, and new international 
agreements at the ITU and WTO, telecom policy and 
regulatory issues are becoming more difficult and 
complex not more clear.

This book address the process of policy and 
regulatory reform in telecom that is now in its 
formative stage. It draws on detailed knowledge of 
industry development and regulatory experience, as 
well as expertise in the new technologies, 
industries, economics, policy development. Law and 
other areas to present and critique the principles, 
policies and regulatory practices associated with 
telecom reform. 


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TELECOM REFORM:
PRINCIPLES, POLICIES AND REGULATORY PRACTICES

Contents:

Introduction, William H. Melody, Center for Tele-Information, 
Technical University of Denmark

A. THE PURPOSE AND EXPERIENCE OF TELECOM REGULATION 
    Objectives and Models of Telecom Regulation, William H. Melody, 
Center for Tele-Information, Technical University of Denmark
   Emerging Market Structures and Options for Regulatory Reform, 
Harry Trebing, Michigan State University 
   The Limits of National Sovereignty: Issues for the Governance of 
International Telecommunications, Pekka Tarjanne, International Telecommun=
ication Union 

B. NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NETWORKS AND MARKETS 
   Interconnection: Cornerstone of Competition, William H. Melody, 
Center for Tele-Information, Technical University of Denmark 
   Technology Trends and Their Implications for Telecommunication 
Regulation, Jens Arnbak, Delft University 
   Designing Networks to Capture Customers: Policy and Regulation 
Issues for the New Telecommunications, Robin Mansell, SPRU, University of =
Sussex 
   The Industry, the Markets and the Services, Knud Erik Skouby, 
Center for Tele-Information, Technical University of Denmark 
   Cost and Demand Characteristics of Telecom Networks, Morten Falch, 
Center for Tele-Information, Technical University of Denmark 

C. MANAGING PUBLIC RESOURCES 
   Rights of way as a Foundation for Infrastructure Competition, 
William H. Melody and Dorte M=F8ller, Center for Tele-Information, Technic=
al University of Denmark 
   Managing the Radio Spectrum in the New Environment, Jens Arnbak 
Delft  University of Technology 
   The Design and Management of Numbering Systems, Claire Milne, 
Antelope Consulting 

D. EFFICIENCY, EQUITY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 
   Price Regulation and its Implications, William H. Melody, Center 
for Tele-Information, Technical University of Denmark 
   Regulating Quality of Service, Claire Milne, Antelope Consulting 
   The Changing Nature of Technical Regulation in Telecommunication 
Networks, Richard Hawkins, SPRU, University of Sussex 
   Universal Service, Nicholas Garnham, CCIS, University of 
Westminster

E. ESSENTIAL TOOLS OF REGULATION 
   Network Cost Analysis: Concepts and Methods, William H. Melody, 
Center for Tele-Information, Technical University of Denmark 
   Telecom Costing in Canada: The Story and the Lessons, Fred Bigham, 
CRTC 
   Cost Analysis and Cost Modelling for Regulatory Purposes: UK 
Experience, Martin Cave, Brunel University
   Statistics for Regulators, Michael Minges, Telecommunication 
Development Bureau, ITU 
   The Role of Information in Telecom Regulation, William 
Wigglesworth, former OFTEL 

F. SPECIAL ISSUES AFFECTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
   Adapting to the Global Economy: A Perspective from Small 
Developing Countries, Roderick Sanatan, Caribbean Telecommunication Union =
(with Bill) 
   Global Trends in Privatisation and Liberalisation, Aileen 
Pisciotta, former Federal Communications Commission 
   Regulating Communication Services in Developing Countries, Ben 
Petrazzini, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 
   International Settlements in a Changing Global Environment, 
Kenneth Stanley, Federal Communications Commission
   Converging Technologies and Changing Realities: Toward Universal 
Access to Telecoms in the Developing World, Heather Hudson, TMPP, Universi=
ty of San Francisco 


G. FUTURE ISSUES FOR INTELLIGENT NETWORKS AND ELECTRONIC TRADING 
   Telecom Regulation in the Information Age, Rohan Samarajiva, Ohio 
State University 
   Trade in Telecom-based Services, Anders Henten, Center for 
Tele-Information, Technical University of Denmark 
   Convergent Communications, Fragmented Regulation and Consumer 
Needs, Jeremy Mitchell, International Consumer Policy Bureau
   Moving to Full Liberalisation Under the US Telecommunications Act 
of 1996: Interconnection, Costing and Other Entry Issues, Walter Bolter; B=
ethesda Research Institute 
   Future Directions in Telecom Regulation: The Case of United 
Kingdom, Richard Collins and Christina Murroni, Institute for Public Polic=
y Research 

H. CONCLUSION 
   Designing a Workable Telecoms Regulatory Structure for 21st 
Century Information Societies, William H. Melody, Center for Tele-Informat=
ion, Technical University of Denmark 

APPENDICES 
   Statistical Indicators 
   About the Authors 
   CTI Research and Training Programs 

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Amy Mahan             Email: amahan@sfu.ca
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