A new view of scale and scope in the telecommunications industry: implications for competition and innovation.
Abstract: Telecommunication economic analysis has largely relied upon a conventional economic framework that has its roots in neoclassical analysis that emerged almost a hundred years ago, and has contributed to reshaping the direction of economic policies by attacking the premises of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, and providing far greater...

Interview with Eli Noam: professor of economics and finance, director of Columbia Institute of Tele-Information (CITI), graduate school of business, Columbia University, New York.
Yves GASSOT: I am delighted that you have consented to do this interview. I would like to begin with the current situation in the United States. We, in Europe, have noted the various attempts to rewrite the Telecommunications Act. The pressure to rewrite seems more intense. We also noted...

Efficiency of online dispute resolution: a case study.
Abstract: The emergence of the internet as a commercial phenomenon has resulted in an explosion of interest in Online Dispute Resolution. Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) consists of a variety of settlement methods, which use the electronic environment to resolve conflicts. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the...

APTN license renewal process begins.
Representatives of the world's first national Aboriginal television network will appear before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on June 6 in Niagara Falls, Ont. to state their case for its broadcast license renewal. Parties concerned with the license of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN),...

Efficiency of online dispute desolution: a case study.
Abstract: The emergence of the internet as a commercial phenomenon has resulted in an explosion of interest in Online Dispute Resolution. Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) consists of a variety of settlement methods, which use the electronic environment to resolve conflicts. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the...

Cable media again leads the way in a DR shift.
Three years ago, Response helped the direct response industry celebrate the 20th anniversary of the long-form infomercial, an advertising form that was birthed, essentially, by the deregulation of the cable television airtime marketplace. While direct response in its many forms--television, radio, print, catalog--existed long before 1984, what would become...

Negative option offers continue to top regulatory hot list.
Advanced consent marketing offers continue to be popular marketing tools. Free-trial offers allow the consumer the opportunity to sample products or services without risk or obligation, while continuity and automatic renewal programs allow consumers the convenience of continuing to receive products or services without risking interruption. As...

ITS Regional Conference in Istanbul.
The European Regional ITS Conference 2007 was held in Istanbul, Turkey. Local partners were the Turkish Telecommunications Authority and Sabanci University, the main local sponsor was Turk Telekom. Together they provided a conference setting that reflected all the features of traditional Turkish hospitality combined with efficient conference facilities. As...

SD county antenna use permit system invalidated by 9th Circuit.
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court ruling that strikes down San Diego County's ordinance regulating the location and appearance of cell phone antennas and other wireless facilities. The Ninth Circuit found that the county's wireless telecommunications facilities zoning ordinance violated the...

Regulatory and policy implications of emerging technologies to spectrum management.
Abstract: This paper provides an overview of the policy implications of technological developments, and how these technologies can accommodate an increased level of market competition. It is based on the work carried out in the SPORT VIEWS (Spectrum Policies and Radio Technologies Viable In Emerging Wireless Societies) research project...