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End of the Line for the Local Loop Monopoly? Technology, Competition, and Investment in Telecom Networks

Local telephone service is the last bastion of a still frequently asserted public policy preference for monopoly provision of telecommunications. This Note challenges the rationale for that preference, addressing four issues: First, is local networ...

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Main Author:	Smith, Peter
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS BER CELLULAR OPERATORS CELLULAR RADIO FOREIGN INVESTORS INNOVATIONS MONOPOLY MOV POLICY ENVIRONMENT RADIO RETAINED EARNINGS TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELEPHONE TELEPHONE NUMBERS TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONY TEXT UNIVERSAL SERVICE TELEPHONE NETWORKS COSTS TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS DENATIONALIZATION GOVERNMENT POLICY MONOPOLIES MARKET COMPETITION LOCAL TELEPHONE NETWORKS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1995/12/441235/end-line-local-loop-monopoly-technology-competition-investment-telecom-networks http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11641

End of the Line for the Local Loop Monopoly? Technology, Competition, and Investment in Telecom Networks

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