Recent C.D. Howe Institute Publications.
March 2006 Robson, William B.P. Beating the Odds: A New Framework for Prudent Federal Budgeting. C.D. Howe Institute Commentary No. 230. March 2006 Hart, Michael. Steer or Drift? Taking Charge of Canada-US Regulatory Convergence. C.D. Howe Institute Commentary No. 229. March 2006 Trebilcock, Michael J., Richard J. Pierce and...

Message from the Chair.
Dear ITS Members, Over the past fifteen months the ITS has convened and supported six conferences and workshops: Berlin (September 2004), Hong Kong (June 2005), Pontevedra (July 2005), Perth (August, 2005), Porto (September, 2005) and Montpellier (November, 2005). It has been a remarkable year for the ITS,...

Recent C.D. Howe Institute publications.
April 2006 Richards, John. Can Aid Work? Thinking about Development Strategy. C.D. Howe Institute Commentary No. 231. March 2006 Robson, William B.P. Beating the Odds: A New Framework for Prudent Federal Budgeting. C.D. Howe Institute Commentary No. 230. March 2006 Hart, Michael. Steer or Drift?...

Broadband wireless access: potential for mobile WiMAx and alternative BWA technologies (*).
This report focuses on the debate over the place of fixed and mobile WiMAx, Flash-OFDM, iBurst and traditional 3G technologies and their offspring. Operators are facing widespread adoption of wireless internet by consumers and have to make difficult decisions regarding their wireless broadband strategy. 3G and BWA technologies are...

Thomas Schultz: Reguler le commerce electronique par la resolution des litiges en ligne Une approche critique.
* Thomas SCHULTZ Reguler le commerce electronique par la resolution des litiges en ligne Une approche critique Bruylant, Cahiers du centre de recherches informatiques et droit, Brussels, 2005, 672 pages Ce livre traite des relations qu'entretiennent d'une part, la regulation du commerce electronique et d'autre part la...

Spectrum management and broadcasting: current issues.
Abstract: Broadcasting policy has traditionally been supported by a 'command-and-control' system of assigning frequencies for terrestrial transmission, but this link is being eroded by the emergence of other technologies--cable, satellite, IPTV, mobile broadcasting--and by the emergence of multi-channel television, which is facilitated by digital terrestrial television. The switch off...

Inter-modal competition and telecommunications policy in the United States.
Abstract: This article discusses changes in the U.S. telecommunications market over the last decade and argues that increasing competitive substitution from wireless and internet-based communications has undermined the rationale for conventional monopoly regulation of incumbent local telephone carriers. The article suggests that the time is right to shift from...

Telecoms wars: over the next few months the Middle East's rapidly growing and increasingly ambitious telcos will go head-to-head for some of the region's last remaining cellular licences.
THE LIKES OF Kuwait's MTC and Watanyia, Egypt's Orascom Telecom and the UAE's Etisalat, all of which have experienced massive growth over the last five years, will battle it out for lucrative licences in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Morocco. In the past, Europe's large telecoms groups would have been...

TONY BLAIR AS GEORGE BUSH'S WATCH DOG.
TONY BLAIR AS GEORGE BUSH'S WATCH DOG The Accidental American: Tony Blair and the Presidency. James Naughtie. Macmillan. [pounds sterling]18.99. xvii + 251 pages. ISBN 1-4050-5001-2. Perhaps the holders of television licences ought to start demanding royalties. Journalists at the BBC are commissioned by publishing...

Alternative wireless technologies: status, trends and policy implications for Europe (*).
Abstract: Besides 3G, a number of alternative wireless technologies (AWTs) have emerged. Such AWTs create new growth opportunities, but may also constitute a disruptive threat to existing networks and their supporting communities. The objectives of this paper are firstly to map AWTs' deployment and current trends, drivers and bottlenecks...