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The new role of the state in telecommunications: An international comparison

Pages 138-157 | Published online: 03 Dec 2007

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Further Reading

  • Noam's , Eli . 1992 . Telecommunications in Europe , Oxford : Oxford University Press . includes a comprehensive analysis of the rise and beginning fall of the telecommunications monopolies in Europe. It covers a wide range of subjects and most, even very small, countries
  • Foreman‐Peck , James and Müller , Jürgen , eds. 1988 . European Telecommunication Organisations , Baden‐Baden : Nomos . can be read in addition for a more detailed description of the organisation and regulatory structures of telecommunications in ten West European countries. For a comparison with telecommunications policies in the United States and Japan see especially
  • Hills’ , Jill . 1986 . Deregulating Telecoms: Competition and Control in the United States, Japan and Britain , London : Frances Pinter .
  • Ungerer , Herbert and Costello , Nicholas P. , eds. 1988 . Telecommunications in Europe , Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the EC . should be consulted by those interested in the goals and activities of the EC Commission in telecommunications policy. In addition to these books, Telecommunications Policy is the most valuable journal for those students who want to be informed about recent developments in the field

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