Privatization and Competition in Telecommunications: International Developments (Privatizing Government) - Hardcover

Throughout the world, governments are reducing their involvement in the area of telecommunications. Some telecommunications are being fully or partly privatized while others are experiencing deregulation. The situation in six Asian countries, four European countries, and two Latin American countries are examined. In addition, there is one chapter on the telecommunications business in developing countries as a whole. All sections explore the interaction with encroaching competition, new technology, and a desire for greater freedom.

DANIEL J. RYAN has been with the Economics Department at Temple University since 1990, including three years at TU's Japan campus in Tokyo. His specialties are international economics and industry studies He received his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley. Previously he worked as an engineer at Dow Chemical in Walnut Creek, CA.