Managing Change in the Postal and Delivery Industries
Managing Change in the Postal and Delivery Industries

Author: Michael A. Crew

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 1461563216

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Managing Change in the Postal and Delivery Industries brings together practitioners, postal administrators, the express industry, regulators, economists and lawyers to examine the important policy and regulatory issues facing the postal and delivery industries. This volume reviews such topics as international postal policy, the universal service obligation, regulation and competition, entry and the role of scale and scope economics, cost analysis in postal services, and service standards. This book provides a unique perspective on the problems facing postal and delivery networks.

Governing Telecommunications and the New Information Society in Europe
Governing Telecommunications and the New Information Society in Europe

Author: Jacint Jordana

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2002-10-29

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1781950466

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'. . . offers a fresh look at efforts to manage telecommunications and the emerging "information society" in Europe.ë _ Communication Booknotes Quarterly European countries have recently been involved in an extremely broad set of regulator

Competition Law and Regulation in European Telecommunications
Competition Law and Regulation in European Telecommunications

Author: Pierre Larouche

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2000-05-01

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 1847313132

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Using numerous practical examples,this book examines the evolution of EC telecommunications law following the achievement of liberalisation, the main policy goal of the 1990s. After reviewing the development of regulation in the run-up to liberalisation, the author identifies the methods used to direct the liberalisation process and tests their validity in the post-liberalisation context. A critical analysis is made of the claim that competition law will offer sufficient means to regulate the sector in the future. Particular emphasis is given to the way in which EC Competition Law changed in the 1990s using the essential facilities doctrine, an expansive non-discrimination principle and the policing of cross-subsidisation to tackle what were then thought of as regulatory matters. Also examined within the work is the procedural and institutional interplay between competition law and telecommunications regulation. In conclusion, Larouche explores the limits of competition law and puts forward a long-term case for sector-specific regulation, with a precise mandate to ensure that the telecommunications sector as a whole fulfils its role as a foundation for economic and social activity.

Future Directions in Postal Reform
Future Directions in Postal Reform

Author: Michael A. Crew

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 1461516714

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Future Directions in Postal Reform brings together leading practitioners, world-wide postal administrations, and the courier industry, as well as a number of regulators, academic economists, mailers, and lawyers, to examine some of the major policy and regulatory issues facing the postal and delivery industry. Issues addressed include international postal policy; the universal service obligation; regulation; competition, entry, and the role of scale and scope economies; the nature and role of cost analysis in postal service; productivity; interaction of law and economics; and future technologies and service standards.

Trans-European Telecommunication Networks
Trans-European Telecommunication Networks

Author: Colin Turner

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 9780415161862

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The provision of advanced telecommunication networks is increasingly pivotal in determining an economy's perfomance. This study examines the importance of these networks within the EU and questions their role in promoting economic regeneration and renewal in Europe. Examining the nature of telecommunication networks and the rationale for the development of trans-European networks, the study explores the features networks need to exhibit if they are to complement the broad themes of Europe's industrial policy, and demonstrated the economic importance of advanced telecommunications to business. The final chapters of the volume offer an analysis of the technology associated with the three chosen priorities of the EU in the development of advanced telecommunication infrastructure: the Integrated Digital Network (ISDN); and the development of telematic network; the development of broadband networks.