info: Volume 2 Issue 1

Open source: the economics of giving away stuff, and software as a political statement

Simon Forge

Looks at how software has attained incredible economic power, but recommends now is the time to break out from the current hold its creators have on the general public. Gives…

Not so special? merging media pluralism with competition and industrial policy

Christopher T. Marsden

How do European policymakers and media companies react to the AOL‐TimeWarner merger? In this short provocation, Marsden asks whether the successful coupling of the world’s largest…

E‐business: is big brother watching you?

Stéphan Le Goueff

Chronicles Luxembourg authorities’ draft law on electronic commerce that indicates secrecy of correspondence may not exist in the digital world of Luxembourg. Wonders whether the…

Telecommunication privatisation: mixed progress

A. Michael Noll

Questions the effectiveness of regulation and the openness of markets in telecommunications, when government has a vested stake momentarily in a telecoms provider. Looks at…

Mobility rules? Impacts of the Vodafone AirTouch Mannessman take‐over

Peter Curwen

Provides a detailed case study of the take‐over bid from Vodafone AirTouch for German conglomerate Mannessman, which was both audacious and massive. Addresses the question of…

Caught in the Web: the public interest and the battle for control of China’s information superhighway

Yuezhi Zhao

Analyses the evolution of China’s telephone and cable systems, in terms of the public interest, discussing current bureaucratic conflicts and policy debates over convergence, and…

Competition in mobile telecommunications: sector growth, benefits for the incumbent and policy trends

Carlo Maria Rossotto, Michel Kerf, Jeffrey Rohlfs

Explores the impact of competition in mobile services using data on global systems for mobile communications (GSM) technology. States international experience shows that…

Going mobile: lessons for developing countries

Kidnapillai Selvarajah

Contends the best strategy for facing up to the growing demand for services in mobile communications is to learn from the experience of other countries around the globe. Addresses…