Langbeschreibung
Networks in Telecommunications presents an integrated analysis of the economics and law of communications networks.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; Part I. The Economics of Networks: 1. The structure and functions of networks; 2. The design and costs of networks; 3. Pricing network services; Part II. The Regulation of Networks: 4. Network regulation basics; 5. Economic effects of regulating access to networks; 6. Pricing of access to networks; 7. Constitutional limits on the pricing of access to networks; Part III. Policy Applications: 8. The regulation of local telephone networks; 9. Antitrust as applied to network industries; 10. The regulation of last-mile broadband networks; 11. The regulation of broadband networks and the internet: network neutrality versus network diversity; 12. The regulation of broadband networks and the internet: network neutrality versus network capacity; Conclusion.