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The Historical Foundations of Communications Regulation

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  • Scherer, F. M.

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This paper, written for a conference at the University of Lisbon, surveys patterns since the 16th century in the governance of communications service providers--in order, the mails, telegraphy, the telephone, and radio. It analyzes the tendency for many communications service enterprises to be publicly-owned and identifies reasons for the exceptions. Tasks subject to either public control or regulation are identified--e.g., route structure, pricing, patent stalemates, technological standards, physical interfaces and interoperability, electromagnetic spectrum allocation, and the privacy of communications.

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  • Scherer, F. M., 2008. "The Historical Foundations of Communications Regulation," Working Paper Series rwp08-050, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
  • Handle: RePEc:ecl:harjfk:rwp08-050
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