Reading List

PART I: Main Readings

Bauer, J. M. (1999). Universal Service in the European Union. Paper for the June 2000 Conference of the International Communication Association.

Available: http://www.msu.edu/~bauerj/PresentationsFrame.html

Berne, M. (1998). French Lessons: The Minitel Case.

Blouin, C. (2000). The WTO agreement on basic telecommunications services: A reevaluation. Telecommunications Policy, 24: 135-142.

Buhler, S. (1998). Regulatory reform of telecommunications in Switzerland. Telecommunications Policy, 22: 671-680.

Cave, M. and L. Waverman (1998). Introduction: The future of international settlements. Telecommunications Policy, 22: 883-898.

Cawley, R.A. (1997a). Internet, lies and telephony. Telecommunications Policy, 21: 513-532.

Cawley, R. A. (1997b). European aspects of the regulation of pay television. Telecommunications Policy, 21: 677-691.

Crocioni, P. and C. Veljanovski (1999). Pricing calls to mobiles: analysis of the UK Monopolies and Mergers Commission Reports on mobile termination charges. Telecommunications Policy, 23: 539-555.

Fredebeul-Krein, M., and A. Freytag (1999). The case for a more binding WTO agreement on regulatory principles in telecommunication markets. Telecommunications Policy, 23: 625-644.

Frieden, R. (1998). Falling through the cracks: International accounting rate reform at the ITU and WTO. Telecommunications Policy, 22: 963-975.

Gardiner, D. (2000, January). Third generation mobile: from perception to fact. Telecommunications, 34, 1: 38-40.

Gruber, H. (1999). An investment view of mobile telecommunications in the European Union. Telecommunications Policy, 23: 521-538.

Hargittai, Eszter (1999). Weaving the Western Web: explaining differences in Internet Connectivity among OECD countries. Telecommunications Policy, 23: 701-718.

Hudson, H.E. (1997). Global Connections: International Telecommunications Infrastructure and Policy. New York: Von Nostrand Reinhold. Chapter 7: 153-176.

International Telecommunication Union (2000). IP Telephony Workshop: Background Issues Paper. ITU: Geneva, 29 May, 2000.

ITU (1999). Trends in Telecommunication Reform 1999: Convergence and Regulation. Executive Summary. Geneva: ITU. Available: http://www7.itu.int/treg/publications/Trends-en.asp

Just., N. and M. Latzer (1999). The European policy response to convergence with special consideration of competition policy and market power control. Paper presented at the 49th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, May 27-31, 1999.

Kiessling, T. and Blondeel, Y. (1998). The EU regulatory framework in telecommunications: A critical analysis. Telecommunications Policy, 22: 571-592.

MacLean, D. J. (1999). Open doors and open questions: Interpreting the results of the 1998 ITU Minneapolis Plenipotentiary Conference. Telecommunications Policy, 23: 147-158.

Mason, R. (1998). Internet telephony and international accounting rate system. Telecommunications Policy, 22: 931-944.

McKnight, L. W. and B. Leida (1998). Internet telephony: Costs, pricing, and policy. Telecommunications Policy, 22: 555-569.

Murphy, D. (1999, November). The mobile economy becomes a reality. Telecommunications, 33, 1: 31-32

Nattermann, P. M., and D. D. Murphy (1998). The Finnish telecommunications market: Advantage of local access incumbency. Telecommunications Policy, 22: 757-773.

OECD (1999). Germany, Communications Outlook 1999, Telecommunications: Regulatory Issues.

OECD (1999). Italy, Communications Outlook 1999, Telecommunications: Regulatory Issues.

OECD (1999). United Kingdom, Communications Outlook 1999, Telecommunications: Regulatory Issues.

Ono, R. and K. Aoki (1998). Convergence and new regulatory frameworks: A comparative study of regulatory approaches to Internet telephony. Telecommunications Policy, 22: 817-838.

Steinfield, C., J. M. Bauer, and L. Caby (eds.) (1994). Telecommunications in Transition: Policies, Services and Technologies in the European Community. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Chapter 1: 3-17.

Tarjanne, P. (1999). Preparing for the next revolution in telecommunications: Implementing the WTO agreement. Telecommunications Policy, 23:51-63.

Tuthill, L. (1997). The GATS and new rules for regulators. Telecommunications Policy, 21: 783-798.

World Trade Organaization, Council for Trade in Services (1998). Telecommunications Services: Background Note by the Secretariat.

Xavier, P. (1998). The licensing of telecommunications suppliers: Beyond the EU's Directive. Telecommunications Policy, 22: 483-492.

PART II: General Supplementary Readings

Arnbak, J. (2000). Regulation for next generation technologies and markets. Telecommunications Policy, 24. Available: http://www.tpeditor.com/contents/2000/arnbak.htm

Bangemann, M. et al (1994). Europe and the global information society: Recommendations to the European Council. Prepared by the High-Level Group on the Information Society. (Bangemann Report). http://www.ispo.cec.be/ida/text/english/bangeman.html

European Commission (2000). Information Society Directorate General Website. Available: http://europa.eu.int/comm/information_society/index_en.htm

Europe Commission (2000). Information Society Promotion Office Website. Available: http://www.ispo.cec.be/Welcome.html

European Commission (1997), Green Paper on the Convergence of the Telecommunications, Media and Information Technology Sectors, and the Implications for Regulation Towards an Information Society Approach; COM(97)623, December 1997. http://www.ispo.cec.be/convergencegp/greenp.html.

European Commission (1994). Green Paper on the Liberalisation of Telecommunications Infrastructure and Cable Television Networks - Part I - Telecoms Green Paper Summary. COM(94)682. http://www.ispo.cec.be/docs/policy/docs/COM(94)440_GPpart1.html

European Commission (1994). Green Paper on the Liberalisation of Telecommunications Infrastructure and Cable Television Networks - Part II - A Common Approach to the Provision of Infrastructure for Telecommunications in the European Union; COM(94)682. http://www.ispo.cec.be/docs/policy/docs/COM(94)682_GPpart2.html

European Commission (1994). Towards the Personal Communications Environment: Green Paper on a common approach in the field of mobile and personal communications in the European Union. COM(94)145. http://www.ispo.cec.be/docs/policy/docs/COM(94)145final.html

International Telecommunication Union (2000). Website. Available: http://www.itu.int.

ITU (1999a). The ITU takes mobile into the third millenium.

http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press/PP98/PresRel-Features/Feature4.html

ITU (1999b). ITU approves key characteristics for the radio interfaces of third generation mobile systems. <http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press/releases/1999/99-04.htm>.

ITU (1999). World Telecommunication Development Report: Mobile Cellular. Executive Summary. Available: http://www.itu.int/ti/publications/wtdr_99/wtdr99.htm

ITU (1999). Direction of Traffic 1999: Trading telecom minutes. Executive Summary. Geneva ITU. Available: http://www.itu.int/ti/publications/DOT99/dota.pdf

ITU (1998). World Telecommunications Development Report 1998: Universal Access. Executive Summary. Available: http://www.itu.int/ti/publications/WTDR_98/index.htm

Kelly, T., and Woodal, M. (2000). Telecom traffic indicators. Telecommunications Policy, 24: 155-159.

Mahler, A., and E. M. Rogers (1999). The diffusion of interactive communications innovations and the critical mass: the adoption of telecommunications services by German banks. Telecommunications Policy, 23: 719-740.

Melody, W. H. (2000). Telecom Myths: the international revenue settlements subsidy. Telecommunications Policy, 24: 51-61.

Molina, A. (1999). European collaboration and the shaping of an interactive multimedia tablet. Technology in Society,21: 19-36.

OECD (2000), Information and Communication Policy Website. Available: http://www.oecd.org/dsti/sti/it/index.htm

Regli, B. J. W. (1997). Wireless: Strategically Liberalizing the Telecommunications Market. Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Sarkar, M.B., S. T. Cavusgil, and S. Preet (1999). International expansion of telecommunication carriers: the influence of market structure, network characteristics, and entry imperfections. Journal of International Business Studies, 30, 2: 361-381.

Tadayoni, R. and K.E. Skouby (1999). Terrestrial digital broadcasting: convergence and its regulatory implications. Telecommunications Policy, 23: 175-199.