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Telecommunications

Advances in telecommunications have rapidly brought nations together to share in research, development, and cultural exchange. RAND research on telecommunications includes development of satellites, surveillance, and other new technologies, as well as related questions of standards, authority, and the rights to private data.

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An Evaluation of Phare-Financed Telecommunications and Posts Programmes: Final Report

Since 1990, the European Union has provided support to the current Central and Eastern European candidate member states through the use of the

Jan 1, 2000
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Reengineering DoD Recruiting

The Army's recruiting program is a critical element in maintaining the quality of the force. But recruiting has become increasingly more difficult. This paper proposes testing an integrated recruiting system based on commercial telemarketing techniques.

Jan 1, 1997
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Government investment in telecommunications infrastructure

Government investment in telecommunications infrastructure

Jan 1, 1995
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Telecommunications Infrastructure Competition: The Costs of Delay

... examines the experience of the United States, the United Kingdom and other OECD countries that introduced infrastructure competition, principally for long-distance telephone service, during the 1980s.

Jan 1, 1995
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U.S.-Japan Trade Relations in Telecommunications Equipment Markets

The U.S. telecommunications trade deficit with Japan has risen during the last decade, and some have alleged that Japan has engaged in "one-sided" trade and "unfair" competition.

Jan 1, 1993
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Advances in Telecommunications Technologies That May Affect the Location of Business Activities

Describes developments in telecommunications that may have a special bearing on choices about geographical location for business activities, and it offers some thoughts about possible broader effects on society.

Jan 1, 1991
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The European Telecommunications Standards Institute: A Preliminary Analysis

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) was formed to accelerate standardization and promote greater harmonization among European telecommunications systems.

Jan 1, 1991
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Telecommunications and Information Technology Standard-Setting in Japan: A Preliminary Survey

Describes and analyzes telecommunications and information technology standard-setting in Japan, with particular emphasis on the roles of the Telecommunications Technology Committee (TTC), the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications,...

Jan 1, 1991
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Price Caps in Telecommunications Regulatory Reform

There has been a longstanding debate about the perverse incentives associated with the "cost plus" nature of rate-of-return (ROR) regulation. The notion of imposing price caps as a substitute for ROR regulation has attracted attention because it (1) ...

Jan 1, 1989
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Compatibility Standards and the Market for Telecommunications Services

Analyzes the processes by which standards are produced in the telecommunications industry, focusing particularly on voluntary standards that are established cooperatively and de facto standards that are established by the market.

Jan 1, 1988
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The Use of Excess Capacity in International Telecommunications to Deter Competitive Entry

Explores possibilities that owners of satellite and undersea cable facilities invest in excess capacity as a strategy to deter competitive entry by outsiders.

Jan 1, 1988
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Price Cap Regulation of Telecommunications Services: A Long-Run Approach

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has initiated a discussion about the possible use of price caps to replace rate-of-return regulation for telecommunications services.

Jan 1, 1988
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Excess Capacity in International Telecommunications: Poor Traffic Forecasting or What?

Under international cooperative arrangements, governments and private firms have been remarkably successful in building worldwide systems of communications satellites and undersea cables.

Jan 1, 1986
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Cable Television, Market Power, and Regulation

This paper endeavors to provide policy-relevant information that may be used in the continuing public debate regarding the "appropriate" government role in the expanding telecommunications industry.

Jan 1, 1985
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Summary and critque [i.e., critique]: fourth international conference : future analysis, forecasting and planning for telecommunications, energy and public utilities, June 30, 1982. Paris, France

The title of this document describes its content....

Jan 1, 1982
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Choosing New Telecommunications Technologies: Tradeoffs Between Conflicting Goals

This paper presents a general framework to explain how tradeoffs between conflicting goals may influence the choice of new telecommunications technologies.

Jan 1, 1981
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Telecommunications Technology in the 1980s

An overview of advances in telecommunications technology that can be anticipated in commercial systems during the 1980s.

Dec 1, 1978
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Testimony prepared for presentation to the Subcommittee on Communications, Senate Commerce Committee, March 22, 1977

A discussion of general trends in telecommunications technology and their implications for communications services. Advances in technology improve performance and enable new modes of communications, as well as reduce costs of existing services that o...

Jan 1, 1977
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Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Communications hearings: impact of telecommunications technology on the right to privacy

Edited version of the author's testimony, including answers to committee members' questions. Protection of privacy means preventing the surreptitious acquisition of personal information. The author suggests that the committee consider legislation to ...

Jan 1, 1977
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Linking Policy Research to Regulatory Decisionmaking: A Workshop Summary.

Reports on a workshop held at the 1975 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, in Warrenton, Virginia, April 16-19, 1975. One of the major themes explored was the relationship between policy research and the regulatory process in telecommunic...

Jan 1, 1975

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