DocumentCode
1973909
Title
Balancing regulation and investment incentives in next-generation communication networks
Author
Bauer, Johannes M.
Author_Institution
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
fYear
2008
fDate
10-12 Nov. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Policy-makers worldwide face the task of balancing the conditions that are most conducive to investment in next-generation infrastructures with traditional objectives of communications regulation. This short article elaborates on the major trade-offs faced by regulators and sketches a way forward.
Keywords
investment; telecommunication networks; next-generation communication networks; regulation and investment incentives; Communication networks; Cost function; FCC; Instruments; Investments; Monopoly; Next generation networking; Oligopoly; Regulators; Technological innovation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Infrastructure Systems and Services: Building Networks for a Brighter Future (INFRA), 2008 First International Conference on
Conference_Location
Rotterdam
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6887-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/INFRA.2008.5439682
Filename
5439682
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