Showing papers in "Telecommunications Policy in 1999"

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impact of economic indicators, human capital, institutional legal environment, and existing technological infrastructure on the differences in Internet connectivity among OECD countries and found that economic wealth and telecommunications policy are the most salient predictors of a nation's Internet connectivity.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the role of the critical mass in the diffusion of interactive innovations and find that the most important obstacle to the adoption of new telecommunications services by banks is a low degree of diffusion.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine some of the policy issues raised by the consortia phenomenon by examining its origins and structures critically and reviewing the interactions with standardisation processes, concluding that consortias fulfil a complex role in today's market structure that is aimed at creating technologically integrated business communities.

TL;DR: A review of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD) Working Group on ICTs and Development report (Knowledge Societies: Information Technology for Sustainable Development, Oxford University Press, 1998) can be found in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discussed the impact of ICT on economic growth in Taiwan based on longitudinal data over 16 years and highlighted the joint impact of national IT capabilities and national IT investment.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined telecommunications productivity, technological catch-up and innovation in 74 countries for the period 1991-1995 and found that increased private ownership of the dominant local exchange can enhance innovation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have mobile markets ranging from one of the world's largest GSM networks to fledging new services and market structures, the extent of competition and the scope of regulation vary widely.

TL;DR: The dominant activity in telecom reform is now shifting from policy development to implementation, which is a more difficult task that depends heavily on competent, independent regulation in both developed and developing countries as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors illustrate the key variables that are affecting the mobile telecommunications sector in the European Union and show that the public interest in sustaining the growth of this industry and by taking actions that encourage agents to the long-term view may be public interest.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper examined the evolution of the regulatory regime for China's Internet and focused on China's efforts to develop a new and converging regime in response to the Internet era.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the significant dependence of emerging economies of the region on convergence of ICT and how these technologies create new networks, and cite evidence from China, the Asian Dragons and the near NIEs like Malaysia and Indonesia, to show how they have created one of the largest markets in the world for telecoms equipment and services.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a methodology for exploring the users' perspective, drawing on case studies on the actual use of electronic money, where the user and his/her activities are placed at the centre.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors estimate that 9-14 million employees will telecommute by 2010, which will result in a 69-109% reduction in congestion in Tokyo, Japan.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the success of private investment depends on the creation of a regulatory mechanism that provides credible commitment, that is, providing both a set of rules and regulations that ensure prospective private investors a reasonable return on investment, as well as a governance mechanism that insures them against the possibility of arbitrary governmental discretion.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a novel policy to motivate private-sector operators of basic infrastructure to expand infrastructure into previously unserved regions, which is particularly useful when resources are transferred to the private sector, such as during the privatization of a state-owned telecommunications carrier.

TL;DR: The ITU's expanding structure, which now involves the participation in global policy development by industry as well as government can take major steps toward achieving real universal service and bringing more people into the world community as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the use of auctions for determining which carriers should undertake a universal service obligation, and what compensation they should receive for performing this function is proposed, which is compatible with competitive local service markets, and can also serve as a transition to competitive markets.

TL;DR: The Canadian example suggests that recent shifts in communication policy frameworks should be understood as a transformation in how technology is organized politically, and not simply as a policy reaction to technological innovation as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the Korean telecommunications market, telecommunications policies relative to the US and WTO, and the recent economic crisis that has affected the stability of the industry, and proposed five major recommendations to government and industry policymakers.

TL;DR: The preparation for introduction of terrestrial digital television in Denmark is explored as an aspect in the general process of convergence and its regulatory implications.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of contemporary trends in telecommunications deregulation in Hong Kong and China and draw comparisons between the two systems with regard to ownership, foreign direct investment, respective regulatory frameworks and the government's perseverance in propelling deregulation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the parity principle is shown to be inappropriate for setting interconnection prices in most current contexts, and that the claimed efficiency properties of the rule are often based on flawed, static analyses.

TL;DR: The authors examine various roles of the US Constitution as an enabler of regulatory governance institutions that shape policies towards telecommunications industries and constrain efforts to change those policies, and show that these constitutional constraints may also promote long-term efficiency goals by making regulatory commitments more credible.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the efficiency implications of the liberalisation policy in Korea's telecommunications industry and developed a contextual understanding of the Korean evolutionary path and discussed various transitional difficulties and additional complications posed by business conglomerates that Korea confronted.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that apart from the many exemptions, which are likely to undermine market access and national treatment commitments, the regulatory provisions laid down in the WTO agreement are neither specific nor comprehensive enough to ensure open market access.

TL;DR: This paper maintains that the emergence of an independent software industry - aided by the convergence of computer, telecommunications and imaging technologies - and the rapid growth of technology-based alliances are at the heart of this trend.

TL;DR: In this paper, two models of telecom reform, the Idealist and the Strategic, can be applied to the network policy formation process and a new dimension should be added to the Strategic/Idealist dichotomy: top-down or participatory.

TL;DR: This paper critically interrogates influential universal models or 'theory-led' explanations of the diffusion of telephone systems, especially their capacity to account for the empirically observable national variations, and test these models with respect to the historical trajectory of telecommunications development in Ireland.