Separating infrastructure and service provision: The broadband imperative
1995; Elsevier BV; Volume: 19; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0308-5961(94)00016-l
ISSN1879-3258
AutoresJonathan Solomon, Dawson Walker,
Tópico(s)ICT Impact and Policies
ResumoThe advent of broadband transmission and cheap processing power alters the economics of network provision radically. Electronic highways become practicable, but the existing organization of PTOs and existing regulatory frameworks based on the economics of narrowband network provision are obstacles to the optimal introduction and exploitation of superabundant transmission capacity. The separation of network provision from service provision is perhaps a precondition for both customers and service providers to maximize benefits in a broadband environment. This Comment examines some of the transitional issues involved - structural and unstructural separation - and suggests they may dominate the regulatory agenda for the 21st century.
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