Globalism and Localism in Telecommunications

By Eli M. Noam

The telecommunications industry is being transformed by contradictory forces: on the one hand, the trend toward global expansion by carriers, and on the other hand, fragmentation and entry in local communications. These transformations represent two sides of the same issue: a blurring of market boundaries created through technical innovation, policy liberalization, user initiatives and entrepreneurialism. The result is a complex web of overlapping network definitions, product and service markets, carrier types, technical standards, government policies, financial arrangements, and cooperative ventures. This volume discusses the complexities of these bi-polar forces and maps out the policy issues which need to be addressed today and in the future.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0444823824
• ISBN13: 9780444823823
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.7"