In this analysis we examine the market entry patterns of new local telephone companies. We construct and estimate a multinomial logit model using information describing numbering code distribution within local telephone markets and the associated income, density, and regulatory characteristics...

This article analyzes the relationships between local telephone rates, demographic factors and telephone penetration rates in rural Illinois. The results of the analysis suggest that monthly rate reductions increase telephone penetration rates more in areas with high poverty rates than in areas...

The assumption that telephone company loop costs are determined significantly by loop density has been a bedrock assumption relied on in the development and implementation of several telecommunications programs including federal and state universal service programs. Increasingly...