The Historical Foundations of Communications Regulation

F. M. Scherer
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Abstract: This paper, written for a conference at the University of Lisbon, surveys patterns since the 16th century in the governance of communications service providers--in order, the mails, telegraphy, the telephone, and radio. It analyzes the tendency for many communications service enterprises to be publicly-owned and identifies reasons for the exceptions. Tasks subject to either public control or regulation are identified--e.g., route structure, pricing, patent stalemates, technological standards, physical interfaces and interoperability, electromagnetic spectrum allocation, and the privacy of communications.

Date: 2008-10
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