info: Volume 1 Issue 5

The impending death of over‐the‐air television

A. Michael Noll

Examines policy implications of over‐the‐air’s impending demise to cable and direct broadcast satellites in the USA. Looks at policy questions and the different types of…

Publishing and the media industries in the digital age

Bill Hibbert

Discusses how new types of publishing (electronic, particularly) are about to make major changes in the media‐related industry. Contends traditional approaches to the business…

The role of information and communication technologies in democratic government

David Souter

Looks at two possibilities outcomes for information and communication technology (ICT) in the world. Argues ICT’s development potential is undervalued but its potential is…

Effective competition in European telecommunications: an analysis of recent regulatory developments

Thomas Kiessling, Yves Blondeel

Shows that some national governments’ policy to promote specific market structures have either proved ineffective (France) or increased entry barriers, likely to raise industry…

Will competitors be allowed to compete? The regulation of long‐term contracts in the telecommunications industry

Andrew N. Kleit, Dennis L. Weisman

Elaborates on forthcoming change in the US telecoms industry. Wonders how competitors will be allowed to compete. Urges that regulators must focus on protecting competition and…

Liberalizing telecommunications in Italy: the role of the regulator

Andrea Michele Sacripanti

Looks at deregulation in telecommunications in Italy in 1998, and how the process has proceeded only slowly because of the lack of a legal market arbiter. Lists out the three…