Holdings: Telecom Traffic and Investment in Developing Countries : The Effects of International Settlement Rate Reductions

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Telecom Traffic and Investment in Developing Countries : The Effects of International Settlement Rate Reductions

Developing countries, which received about $35 billion in net settlement payments from the United States telecom carriers between 1985 and 1998, were upset by the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision to slash rates, because lower...

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Main Author:	Wallsten, Scott J.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ARBITRAGE BENCHMARK BENCHMARKS CALL VOLUMES CIRCUITS COMPETITION POLICY CONSUMERS ELASTICITY ENGINEERS EXPECTED RETURNS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GOAL HARD CURRENCY INCOME LEVELS INHERITANCE INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC ITU MARGINAL COST MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES NATIONAL INCOME NET SETTLEMENT NORMAL PROFITS PER CAPITA INCOME PRICE ELASTICITY PROFIT MAXIMIZATION ROUTES SETTLEMENTS SIT TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELEDENSITY TELEPHONE TELEPHONE CALLS TELEPHONE CARRIERS TELEPHONE MAINLINES TELEPHONE NETWORKS TELEPHONE RATES TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE TRAFFIC TELEPHONES TELEPHONY UPPER WEB
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/07/443606/telecom-traffic-investment-developing-countries-effects-international-settlement-rate-reductions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19824

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/07/443606/telecom-traffic-investment-developing-countries-effects-international-settlement-rate-reductions
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19824