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Aligning Price Regulation with Telecommunications Competition

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Timothy J. Tardiff () (National Economic Research Associates)
William E. Taylor (National Economic Research Associates)
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Since the 1990s, local exchange telecommunications carriers (LECs) have been subject to incentive regulation plans. This paper discusses theoretical and practical aspects of the evolution of price regulation as retail competition increases and as regulators mandate extensive availability of wholesale services. Particular issues include (1) adjusting price change/productivity expectations as the proportion of services subject to price regulation decreases, (2) whether earnings sharing is compatible with more limited price regulation, and (3) compatibility among wholesale and retail price and quality regulation. The paper concludes by describing recent developments in specific jurisdictions and recommends directions for future incentive regulation.

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Article provided by Concept Economics in its journal Review of Network Economics.

Volume (Year): 2 (2003)
Issue (Month): 4 (December)
Pages: 338-354
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Keywords: incentive regulation; telecommunications; FCC;

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  1. Jeffrey I. Bernstein & David E. M. Sappington, 1998. "Setting the X Factor in Price Cap Regulation Plans," NBER Working Papers 6622, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. Farrell, Joseph, 1997. "Prospects for Deregulation in Telecommunications," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press, vol. 6(4), pages 719-40, December.
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  1. Timothy Tardiff, 2007. "Changes in industry structure and technological convergence: implications for competition policy and regulation in telecommunications," International Economics and Economic Policy, Springer, vol. 4(2), pages 109-133, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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