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Telecommunications in Germany

An Economic Perspective

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Authors:
  1. Günter Pfeiffer

    1. DETECON, Bonn 2, Germany

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  2. Bernhard Wieland

    1. Staatswissenschaftliches Seminar, Universität zu Köln, Köln 41, Germany

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction

    • Günter Pfeiffer, Bernhard Wieland
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Institutional Framework

    • Günter Pfeiffer, Bernhard Wieland
    Pages 7-30

  4. The Debate on Telecommunications Policy Since the Middle of the Seventies

    • Günter Pfeiffer, Bernhard Wieland
    Pages 31-58

  5. The Telecommunications Industry in Germany

    • Günter Pfeiffer, Bernhard Wieland
    Pages 59-98

  6. Case Studies

    • Günter Pfeiffer, Bernhard Wieland
    Pages 99-170

  7. Conclusions and Perspectives

    • Günter Pfeiffer, Bernhard Wieland
    Pages 171-191

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 192-198
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There is currently a proliferation of private telecommunications networks in al­ most every country of the world. More and more companies are setting up own privately managed and controlled telecommunications networks. Some observers fear that this development may lead to a fragmented telecommunications infra­ structure in which communication becomes increasingly difficult. Thus, the "net­ working" of private firms raises questions which resemble certain arguments in the classical "monopoly versus competition" debate in telecommunications. The central problem is whether the creation of a modern and competitive infrastructure can be left to the decentralised decision-making of private economic agents or not. In or­ der to assess this problem it is indispensible to look more deeply into the actual telecommunications activities of firms. In which ways do firms use telematics? In how far are their strategic options increased by telematics? Are there significant differences in the application of telematics across industries? Are there significant differences in the application of telematics across countries with differing regula­ tory regimes? Do large firms try to influence telecommunications policy in order to make it more responsive to their needs? These are only some of the questions focussing on the interrelation between firm's competitive strategy, their use of te­ lematics and the national telecommunications regulatory framework that we want to address in the following for the case of West-Germany.

Authors and Affiliations

  • DETECON, Bonn 2, Germany

    Günter Pfeiffer

  • Staatswissenschaftliches Seminar, Universität zu Köln, Köln 41, Germany

    Bernhard Wieland

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Telecommunications in Germany

  • Book Subtitle: An Economic Perspective

  • Authors: Günter Pfeiffer, Bernhard Wieland

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75556-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-52360-4Published: 03 April 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-75556-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 198

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: R & D/Technology Policy, IT in Business, Communications Engineering, Networks

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