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Does Deregulation of Quality Standards in Telecomunications Improve Social Welfare? A Methodological Note

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Title Does Deregulation of Quality Standards in Telecomunications Improve Social Welfare? A Methodological Note
Does Deregulation of Quality Standards in Telecomunications Improve Social Welfare? A Methodological Note
 
Creator Morandé, Felipe
 
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Description One of the main reasons behind the bit difference observed in the per capita number of telephones between develope and developing countries is the high capital cost -a scarce resource in LDC's- of expanding telecommunications infrastructure. A reasonable question to raise in this context is the extent to which that high capital cost of investment could be diminished if international quality standards for telecommunications (which most developing countries comply) are relaxed. The present paper investigates on this issue and proposes a tentative methodology to assess the technical quality-capital cost trade-off generated. Such a method, combined with the appropriate technical studies on "physical" feasibility of quality relaxation, could shed some light on a way to increase telecommunication services in developing countries.
Does Deregulation of Quality Standards in Telecomunications Improve Social Welfare? A Methodological Note
 
Publisher Universidad Alberto Hurtado - Facultad de Economía y Negocios
 
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Date 2010-03-11
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier http://www.rae-ear.org/index.php/rae/article/view/252
 
Source Revista de Análisis Económico - Economic Analysis Review; Vol 5, No 1 (1990); 69-74
Revista de Análisis Económico – Economic Analysis Review; Vol 5, No 1 (1990); 69-74
0718-8870
0716-5927
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.rae-ear.org/index.php/rae/article/view/252/417