This paper examines global telecommunications mergers and alliances. Telecommunications companies are combining with other companies with increasing frequency. OECD customers, companies and governments are the key players driving and shaping this trend. Customers drive companies to provide local...

Rate of return regulation adjusts overall price levels according to the operator's accounting costs and cost of capital. In most cases, the regulator reviews the operator's overall price level in response to a claim by the operator that the rate of return that it is receiving is less than its...

An ongoing challenge in the administering of universal service programs is to ensure those who have been targeted for support receive the intended benefits. Even though the Lifeline and Link-Up programs in the United States provide low-income households with the opportunity to receive up to a...

The seemingly low participation rates in Florida's Lifeline and Link-Up America (Link-Up) have led state officials to ask questions about the effectiveness of Florida's policies affecting both programs. These programs, which are part of nationwide programs created by the Federal Communications...

Price cap regulation allows the operator to change its price level according to an index that is typically comprised of an inflation measure, I, and a quot;productivity offset,quot; which is more commonly called the X-factor. Typically with price cap regulation, the regulator groups services...