"This book contains case studies, theories, and empirical research aimed to assist individuals and organizations in understanding the critical concepts of data networking and communications"--Provided by publisher.

Why regulate the ICT sector? -- What is the effect of bundling in telecom? -- Interconnection Charges Regulation: How is telecom different from the Internet? -- Spectrum Regulation: Case of V-Band -- Intellectual Property or Creative Commons? -- Who governs the Internet? -- What are the nuances...

In this study, we investigate empirically the relationship between telephone penetration and economic growth, using data for developing countries. Using 3SLS, we estimate a system of equations that endogenizes economic growth and telecom penetration. We find that the traditional economic factors...

The telecommunications market has evolved into product-differentiatedmarkets due to the varying quality of data services. Earlier work has takenonly the price into account and has not considered quality, which is, however,an essential factor. We provide a supply-demand framework considering...

Radio spectrum regulation progresses in parallel on global and local levels. The European Union harmonizes the spectrum in its member countries, defining the type of service and the technology to be used. In the Americas, standard and infrastructure competition struggles to use the spectrum for...