The impact of regulation on telecommunications productivity and price performance

This paper compares historical productivity and price performance in the telecommunications industry for Canada and the USA as well as, to a limited extent, other countries. During the period examined, the Canadian industry was largely characterized by a regulated monopoly market structure. In contr...

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Published inUtilities policy Vol. 3; no. 4; pp. 311 - 320
Main Authors Orr, F.Dale, Lefebvre, Bernard J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.10.1993
Elsevier
SeriesUtilities Policy
Subjects
Canada
Competition
Prices
Productivity
Regulated competition
Telecommunications
Total factor productivity
U.S.A
Total factor productivity
Regulated competition
Telecommunications
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Summary:This paper compares historical productivity and price performance in the telecommunications industry for Canada and the USA as well as, to a limited extent, other countries. During the period examined, the Canadian industry was largely characterized by a regulated monopoly market structure. In contrast, the USA instituted a more liberal long-distance market entry policy, though it also maintained regulatory control of the industry. Our analysis indicates that regulated competition has not resulted in an improvement in telecommunications industry productivity and price performance compared with regulated monopoly.
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ISSN:0957-1787
1878-4356
DOI:10.1016/0957-1787(93)90018-R