The Pricing of Pole Attachments: Implications and Recommendations

Thomas Beard, George Ford and Spiwak Lawrence J

Review of Network Economics, 2010, vol. 9, issue 3, 27

Abstract: The FCC is currently considering whether it should adopt a uniform rate for pole attachment services for broadband services. Based on Ramsey pricing principles, we find that while historical differences in rates were sensible, technological convergence dictates that broadband providers should now pay a unified rate and that rate should be significantly lower than the rates currently applied.

Keywords: broadband; telecommunications; Internet; pricing; pole attachments; Ramsey pricing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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