The Australian telecommunications sector is being improved and extended throughsubstantial recent investment in intelligent technology such as digital switching, breoptics, satellite and cellular transmission, and the Internet. These technologies arebeing progressively integrated with technology...

The Australian telecommunications sector is being improved and extended through substantial recent investment in intelligent technology such as digital switching, fibre optics, satellite and cellular transmission, and the Internet. These technologies are being progressively integrated with...

United States (US) Department of Commerce data suggests a necessary precursor to the success of electronic commerce (e-commerce) is active engagement in Internet activities by the population at large. However, without empirical assessment it is difficult to determine the relative importance of...

This paper constructs a cost of living index (COLI) that incorporates a network effect. While in this instance the application is to the telecommunications sector, the COLI are applicable more generally to network industries. The COLI permit valid welfare comparisons to be made by individual,...

Better telecommunications pricing decisions are able to be made when more complete information concerning relationships among services is available. This study analyses residential fixed-line and mobile telephony, and Internet access and usage demands in an encompassing framework. The...