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Telecommunications and Energy in Systemic Transformation

International Dynamics, Deregulation and Adjustment in Network Industries

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Editors:
  1. Paul J. J. Welfens

    1. Europäisches Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen (EIIW), Universität of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

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  2. George Yarrow

    1. Regulatory Policy Research Centre Hertford College, Oxford University, Oxford, England

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    • Paul J. J. Welfens, George Yarrow
    Pages 1-7

  3. Telecommunications in Western Europe: Liberalization, Technological Dynamics and Regulatory Developments

    • Paul J. J. Welfens, Cornelius Graack
    Pages 9-83

  4. Telecommunications in Systemic Transformation: Theoretical Issues and Policy Options

    • Paul J. J. Welfens
    Pages 85-141

  5. Modernization of Telecommunications in the Former GDR

    • Stephen Economides
    Pages 143-152

  6. Recent Evolution of Telecommunications in the Region of Central Europe

    • Hanna Kontkiewicz-Chachulska
    Pages 153-196

  7. Modernizing Telecommunications in Central and Eastern Europe: A Business Perspective

    • Marec Béla Steffens
    Pages 197-212

  8. Telecommunications Reform in the United States: Promises and Pitfalls

    • Marius Schwartz
    Pages 213-270

  9. Regulation and Tariff Policies in the Energy and Telecommunications Sectors in the Transition Countries: The Case of the Czech Republic

    • Zdenêk Hrubý
    Pages 271-293

  10. The Process of Systemic Transformation and Reforms in the Energy Sector: The Regulatory Issues of the Reforms

    • Andrzej Szablewski
    Pages 295-306

  11. Restructuring and Regulatory Reform in the Polish Energy Sector: an Assessment

    • George Yarrow
    Pages 307-333

  12. Energy Law Developments in the European Union and Poland

    • Anita Ronne
    Pages 335-349

  13. Institutional Choice or Muddling Through - Problems of Transformation in the Electricity Supply Industry in Russia

    • Petra Opitz, Wolfgang Pfaffenberger
    Pages 351-392

  14. Co-operation in Energy Policies: European Union (EU) - Eastern Europe

    • Peter Palinkas
    Pages 393-422

  15. Regulation and Systemic Transformation

    • Piotr Jasinski
    Pages 423-475

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 477-503
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Paul J. J. Welfens and George Yarrow A. Telecommunications in Western Europe: Liberalization, Technological Dynamics and Regulatory Developments 9 Paul J. J. Welfens and Cornelius Graack 1. Introduction 9 2. Liberalization and Market Expansion in Telecommunications 12 2. 1 Global Forces in Telecoms Liberalization 19 2. 2 Privatization and Deregulation in Western Europe 22 2. 3 Politico-economic Deregulation Pressures 26 3. Technological Dynamics 30 3. 1 Digitization 31 3. 2 Integrated Services Digital Network 33 3. 3 Fibre Optics, Fibre to the Home and Optical Networks 35 3. 4 Mobile Communications 38 4. Regulatory Developments 40 4. 1 Regulatory Developments on the EC Level 41 4. 2 National Regulatory Frameworks: Developments and Experiences 46 4. 2. 1 Telecommunications Equipment 47 4. 2. 2 Value-added Services 49 4. 2. 3 Infrastructure 52 5. Prospects and Consequences for Central and Eastern Europe 72 Appendix 78 B. Telecommunications in Systemic Transformation: Theoretical Issues and Policy Options 85 Paul J. J. Welfens 1. Introduction 85 2. Points of Departure in Eastern Europe 90 2. 1 Structure of the Telecoms Industry in an East-West Perspective 94 2. 2 Telecoms Industry as a Strategic Industry for Systemic Transition 97 VI Telecommunications and Energy in Systemic Transformation 3. Theoretical Aspects of the Telecoms Industry 99 3. 1 Some Problems of Uniform Subscriber Pricing 99 3. 2 Competition, Natural Monopoly and Economies of Scope 102 3. 3 External Effects of Telecoms Network Expansion 109 3.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Europäisches Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen (EIIW), Universität of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

    Paul J. J. Welfens

  • Regulatory Policy Research Centre Hertford College, Oxford University, Oxford, England

    George Yarrow

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Telecommunications and Energy in Systemic Transformation

  • Book Subtitle: International Dynamics, Deregulation and Adjustment in Network Industries

  • Editors: Paul J. J. Welfens, George Yarrow

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60519-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-61586-6Due: 21 October 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64441-2Published: 16 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-60519-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 501

  • Topics: R & D/Technology Policy, Communications Engineering, Networks

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