Telecommunications Liberation on Two Sides of

In response to the whirlwind electronics revolution of the 1990's, the European Union, Canada, and the United States launched new liberalization policies aimed at opening all telecommunications markets to competition. This report presents two views of the progress towards competition -- one for North America and one for Europe.

Foreword

vii

Telecommunications Policy in North America and Europe

1

(7)

Martin Cave

Robert W. Crandall

Telecommunications Policy Reform in the United States and Canada

8

(31)

Robert W. Crandall

Thomas W. Hazlett

Background

9

(2)

The U.S. Telecommunications Act of 1996

11

(2)

Long-Distance Competition in the United States and Canada

13

(7)

Local-Exchange Competition in the United States and Canada

20

(10)

The Wireless Sector---Competition without Regulation

30

(3)

The Political Consensus behind the U.S. Telecommunications Act

33

(4)

Conclusions

37

(2)

The Liberalization of European Telecommunications

39

(40)

Martin Cave

Luigi Prosperetti

The EU Telecommunications Regulatory Package

40

(5)

Implementation of the Package in Relation to Fixed-Line Services

45

(15)

Implementation of the Package in Mobile Services

60

(3)

Looking Ahead: The 1999 Communications Review

63

(4)

Looking Ahead: Crucial Issues

67

(6)

Conclusions

73

(6)

Notes

79

(6)

References

85

(4)

About the Authors

89

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Telecommunications Liberation on Two Sides of the Atlantic

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