Advancement of telecommunications and information infrastructure occurs largely through private investment. The government affects the rate and direction of this progress through regulation and public investment. This book presents a range of positions and perspectives on those two classes of policy mechanism, providing a succinct analysis followed by papers prepared by experts in telecommunications policy and applications.
Table of Contents
FRONT MATTER
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
PART 1--SETTING THE STAGE
PART 2--REGULATION AND THE EMERGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
PART 3--PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
APPENDIX: CONTRIBUTORS AND PARTICIPANTS