Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Why are network industries interesting? -- 2 Why do network industries need regulation? -- 3 The politics of regulation -- 4 Regulatory authorities -- 5 Regulating monopolies -- 6 "Regulation by contract" -...

Cutting through the confusion around the nature and implications of digitalization, this book explores the rise of the new digital networks, how they affect traditional infrastructure, and how they will eventually need to be regulated. The authors examine how digitalization affects...