Subscribing to Monopoly : The Telecom Monopolist's Lexicon-Revisited

• Tác giả: Peter Smith
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 338.8 Combinations
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 300274
• Chủ đề: 1. BUSINESS TELEPHONE SERVICE; 2. COMPETITIVE MARKETS; 3. ECONOMIC DEMAND; 4. ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; 5. ECONOMIC LOSS

Tóm tắt

Wasteful duplication of facilities, uneconomic entry, universal service, and cream skimming are the catchphrases used by many telecom executives, civil servants, and merchant bankers in arguing for continuing telecom monopolies and cross-subsidies. The author explains why their arguments are wrong.