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008 080616s2008 xnaad b 001 0 eng d
020 $a9781741756487 (pbk.)
020 $a1741756480 (pbk.)
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050 00 $aHE7645$b.E74 2008
082 04 $a384.0994$222
100 1 $aErgas, Henry,$d1952-
245 10 $aWrong number :$bresolving Australia's telecommunications impasse /$cHenry Ergas.
260 $aCrows Nest, N.S.W. :$bAllen & Unwin,$c2008.
300 $a242 p. :$bill., charts ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 228-235) and index.
520 $a"Australia's telecommunications policy has hit an impasse. Government attempted to turn a monopoly into a competitive market with multiple players. A decade later, the result has been underinvestment and services which are falling behind other countries. This book explains how and why that has occurred. A flawed regulatory regime has distorted prices, deterred investment and privileged rent-seeking over genuine competition. The ACCC's administration of that regime has made matters worse, setting access charges below cost while extending the reach of regulation far beyond any reasonable bounds. As investment and innovation have stalled, government, rather than reforming the regulatory arrangements, has staggered from one poorly conceived half-measure to the next. In the process, billions of dollars of taxpayers' money have been spent, with much of that money wasted."--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aTelecommunication policy$zAustralia.
650 0 $aTelecommunication$xEconomic aspects$zAustralia.
988 $a20080731
906 $0OCLC