Telecommunications and Energy in Systemic Transformation

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. Introduction

   • Paul J. J. Welfens, George Yarrow

   Pages 1-7

3. Telecommunications in Western Europe: Liberalization, Technological Dynamics and Regulatory Developments

   • Paul J. J. Welfens, Cornelius Graack

   Pages 9-83

4. Telecommunications in Systemic Transformation: Theoretical Issues and Policy Options

   • Paul J. J. Welfens

   Pages 85-141

5. Modernization of Telecommunications in the Former GDR

   • Stephen Economides

   Pages 143-152

6. Recent Evolution of Telecommunications in the Region of Central Europe

   • Hanna Kontkiewicz-Chachulska

   Pages 153-196

7. Modernizing Telecommunications in Central and Eastern Europe: A Business Perspective

   • Marec Béla Steffens

   Pages 197-212

8. Telecommunications Reform in the United States: Promises and Pitfalls

   • Marius Schwartz

   Pages 213-270

9. Regulation and Tariff Policies in the Energy and Telecommunications Sectors in the Transition Countries: The Case of the Czech Republic

   • Zdenêk Hrubý

   Pages 271-293

10. The Process of Systemic Transformation and Reforms in the Energy Sector: The Regulatory Issues of the Reforms

    • Andrzej Szablewski

    Pages 295-306

11. Restructuring and Regulatory Reform in the Polish Energy Sector: an Assessment

    • George Yarrow

    Pages 307-333

12. Energy Law Developments in the European Union and Poland

    • Anita Ronne

    Pages 335-349

13. Institutional Choice or Muddling Through - Problems of Transformation in the Electricity Supply Industry in Russia

    • Petra Opitz, Wolfgang Pfaffenberger

    Pages 351-392

14. Co-operation in Energy Policies: European Union (EU) - Eastern Europe

    • Peter Palinkas

    Pages 393-422

15. Regulation and Systemic Transformation

    • Piotr Jasinski

    Pages 423-475

16. Back Matter

    Pages 477-503

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Paul J. J. Welfens and George Yarrow A. Telecommunications in Western Europe: Liberalization, Technological Dynamics and Regulatory Developments 9 Paul J. J. Welfens and Cornelius Graack 1. Introduction 9 2. Liberalization and Market Expansion in Telecommunications 12 2. 1 Global Forces in Telecoms Liberalization 19 2. 2 Privatization and Deregulation in Western Europe 22 2. 3 Politico-economic Deregulation Pressures 26 3. Technological Dynamics 30 3. 1 Digitization 31 3. 2 Integrated Services Digital Network 33 3. 3 Fibre Optics, Fibre to the Home and Optical Networks 35 3. 4 Mobile Communications 38 4. Regulatory Developments 40 4. 1 Regulatory Developments on the EC Level 41 4. 2 National Regulatory Frameworks: Developments and Experiences 46 4. 2. 1 Telecommunications Equipment 47 4. 2. 2 Value-added Services 49 4. 2. 3 Infrastructure 52 5. Prospects and Consequences for Central and Eastern Europe 72 Appendix 78 B. Telecommunications in Systemic Transformation: Theoretical Issues and Policy Options 85 Paul J. J. Welfens 1. Introduction 85 2. Points of Departure in Eastern Europe 90 2. 1 Structure of the Telecoms Industry in an East-West Perspective 94 2. 2 Telecoms Industry as a Strategic Industry for Systemic Transition 97 VI Telecommunications and Energy in Systemic Transformation 3. Theoretical Aspects of the Telecoms Industry 99 3. 1 Some Problems of Uniform Subscriber Pricing 99 3. 2 Competition, Natural Monopoly and Economies of Scope 102 3. 3 External Effects of Telecoms Network Expansion 109 3.

• Deregulation
• Deregulierung
• Mobile
• Monopol
• Post
• System Transformation
• Systemtransformation
• Telecommunication
• Telekommunikation

• Europäisches Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen (EIIW), Universität of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

  Paul J. J. Welfens

• Regulatory Policy Research Centre Hertford College, Oxford University, Oxford, England

  George Yarrow

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