TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spulber,Daniel F.
AU  - Yoo,Christopher S.
TI  - Networks in telecommunications: economics and law 
SN  - 9780521857109 (hardback)
U1  - 384 23
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Business networks
KW  - Telecommunication
KW  - Law and legislation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-471) and index; Introduction--
Part I. The economics of networks:
1. The structure and functions of networks --
2. The design and costs of networks --
3. Pricing network services --

Part II. The regulation of networks:
4. Network regulation basics --
5. Economic effects of regulating access to networks --
6. Pricing of access to networks --
7. Constitutional limits on the pricing of access to networks --

Part III. Policy applications:
8. The regulation of local telephone networks --
9. Antitrust as applied to network industries --
10. The regulation of last-mile broadband networks --
11. The regulation of broadband networks and the Internet : network neutrality versus network diversity --
12. The regulation of broadband networks and the Internet : network neutrality versus network capacity--
Bibliography--
Index--
Table of cases
N2  - The book introduces network theory to the study of the economics and law of telecommunications. The discussion opens up the black box of the cost function in telecommunications. The analysis also goes beyond the 'network externalities' approach that focuses primarily on the size of networks. The book highlights the effects of network architecture and the tradeoffs inherent in network design
ER  -