Interconnection policy: a theoretical survey

Interconnection policy: a theoretical survey

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This article surveys the theoretical foundations of interconnection policy. The requirement of an interconnection policy should not be taken for granted in all circumstances, even considering the issue of network externalities. On the other hand, when it is required, an encompassing interconnection...

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Main Author: César Mattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2003-01-01
Series:Nova Economia
Subjects:
interconnection
telecommunications
access pricing
Online Access:http://www.face.ufmg.br/novaeconomia/sumarios/v13n1/Mattos.pdf
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spelling doaj-1135979978ed403fbef55b7bd69a46e02020-11-24T21:27:57ZengUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisNova Economia0103-63512003-01-011314980Interconnection policy: a theoretical surveyCésar MattosThis article surveys the theoretical foundations of interconnection policy. The requirement of an interconnection policy should not be taken for granted in all circumstances, even considering the issue of network externalities. On the other hand, when it is required, an encompassing interconnection policy is usually justified. We provide an overview of the theory on interconnection pricing that results in several different prescriptions depending on which problem the regulator aims to address. We also present a survey on the literature on two-way interconnection.http://www.face.ufmg.br/novaeconomia/sumarios/v13n1/Mattos.pdfinterconnectiontelecommunicationsaccess pricing
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access pricing
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title_short Interconnection policy: a theoretical survey
title_full Interconnection policy: a theoretical survey
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series Nova Economia
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publishDate 2003-01-01
description This article surveys the theoretical foundations of interconnection policy. The requirement of an interconnection policy should not be taken for granted in all circumstances, even considering the issue of network externalities. On the other hand, when it is required, an encompassing interconnection policy is usually justified. We provide an overview of the theory on interconnection pricing that results in several different prescriptions depending on which problem the regulator aims to address. We also present a survey on the literature on two-way interconnection.
topic interconnection
telecommunications
access pricing
url http://www.face.ufmg.br/novaeconomia/sumarios/v13n1/Mattos.pdf
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