World Telecommunications Economics

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

This book bridges the worlds of the economist, the engineer, the regulator and the manager. It outlines the technology of the subject in sufficient detail to provide an understanding of the industry's economics, and presents a comprehensive picture of the markets into which its products and services are sold.Service supply monopolies are dissolving under the combined pressures of technological change, managerial inventiveness and regulation, leading the industry into uncharted waters. Competition is appearing in the local loop. International telecommunications services have been among the fastest to change, both technologically and in market structure. These developments, along with resale operations and their associated cost structures are analysed, as are the comparative advantages of satellite and cable systems.There are good economic reasons for optimism about what these changes will bring, not least in more efficient pricing and resource allocation, but important matters of public welfare are at stake, and these too are discussed.Examples and statistics are drawn across the full range of the world's nations, offering insights which may be missed when concentrating on the rich countries alone. While the book is of most value to industry professionals, the clarity of its analysis makes it useful to anyone with a business or academic interest in telecommunications

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-10-31
Mått:156 x 234 x 31 mm
Vikt:918 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Telecommunications
Antal sidor:500
Förlag:Institution of Engineering and Technology
ISBN:9780852969366

Utforska kategorier

Elektronik och kommunikationer inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Jeffery Wheatley graduated in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1954, and has spent his working life in the postal and telecommunications industries. He headed British Telecom's team of economists until 1989, when he became an independent international consultant. Much of his work has been concerned with developing countries and with privatisation, competition and international services.

Recensioner i media

'a well-written and informative book that covers a broad range of interesting topics in the area of telecommunications economics. I would highly recommend this book to anyone with a interest not only in telecommunications economics but also in telecommunications in general.'

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Telecommunications technologyChapter 3: The world telecommunications economyChapter 4: The structure of demandChapter 5: The economics of supplyChapter 6: Market structure and dynamicsChapter 7: Cost structures in telecommunications operationsChapter 8: Welfare economics for telecommunicationsChapter 9: Telecommunications service pricesChapter 10: Industrial structure and ownershipChapter 11: Forward planningChapter 12: Telecommunications policy and regulationChapter 13: Practical problems with regulationChapter 14: Universal serviceChapter 15: Performance measuresChapter 16: Econometric modellingChapter 17: International telecommunicationsChapter 18: Strategic issues for suppliers and operatorsChapter 19: Diversification into less developed countries