The current state of research in telecommunications policy, covering competition, regulation, and integration of media carriers. For scholars, policy makers, and businesspeople involved with future direction and policy decisions in telecommunications

Sharon E. Gillett, Ingo Vogelsang

Contents: B.M. Compaine, J.R. Schement, Preface. I. Vogelsang, S.E. Gillett, Introduction. Part I:Competition.D.J. Aron, S.S. Wildman, Effecting a Price Squeeze Through Bundled Pricing. P. Milgrom, Combination Bidding in Spectrum Auctions. A. Briceño, Regulating Anticompetitive Behavior in the Internet Market: An Applied Imputation Model for Peru. M. Mueller, Trademarks and Domain Names: Property Rights and Institutional Evolution in Cyberspace. Part II:Regulation.P. Sringagesh, B.M. Mitchell, An Economic Analysis of Telephone Number Portability. T.J. Brennan, Promoting Telephone Competition--A Simpler Way. W. Lehr, T. Kiessling, Telecommunication Regulation in the United States and Europe: The Case for Centralized Authority. V. Mayer-Schönberger, Operator, Please Give Me Information: The European Union Directive on Data Protection in Telecommunications. L. Lessig, P. Resnick, The Architectures of Mandated Access Controls. H.E. Hudson, Beyond Infrastructure: A Critical Assessment of GII Initiatives. Part III:Universal Service.J.R. Schement, S.C. Forbes, The Persistent Gap in Telecommunications: Toward Hypothesis and Answers. T.A. Downes, S.M. Greenstein, Do Commercial ISPs Provide Universal Access? D. Gabel, S.K. Kennedy, Proxy Models and the Funding of Universal Service. Part IV:Convergence.M.B.H. Weiss, J. Hwang, Internet Telephony or Circuit Switched Telephony: Which Is Cheaper? D. Fryxell, M. Sirbu, K. Wanichkorn, An IP-Based Local Access Network: Economic and Public Policy Analysis. D.D. Clark, Implications of Local Loop Technology for Future Industry Structure. J. Weinberg, The Internet and "Telecommunications Services," Access Charges, Universal Service Mechanisms, and Other Flotsam of the Regulatory System.