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"Australian Telecommunications Regulation" provides an accessible but comprehensive review of Australia's telecommunications regulatory framework. Written by experienced insiders, it describes the laws and policies affecting competitors and consumers, and the regulatory and self-regulatory bodies that administer them. The third edition features a new chapter on interconnection pricing, and incorporates all recent legislative reforms and policy initiatives, including those affecting the telecommunications competition regime, and discusses recent key decisions of the ACCC and other agencies.
The book traces the development and consequences of the economic reform measures undertaken in the utilities sector in Australia (communications, energy, water/wastewater services, and transport) in the last years of the 20th century, and early decades of the 21st century.
Presents a compilation of information from a worldwide pool of experts on their practical experiences in telecommunications sector reform. This study compiles a wealth of information from a worldwide pool of experts on their practical experiences in telecommunications sector reform. It provides an up-to-date account of approaches to the major policy and structural issues and describes developments in Latin America, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe. The study also examines issues related to investment, regulation, and implementation. While each of the eight parts centers on a particular aspect of telecommunications sector reform, the study highlights several recurring themes and looks at a number of country experiences from the perspective of policymakers, regulators, investors, operators, the international development community, and other industry specialists. This volume provides valuable information on how to implement telecommunications reforms, offers insights into the effectiveness of these reforms, and identifies critical areas in which further discussion of related policy and implementation issues in this increasingly important economic sector.
This comprehensive text provides an authoritative introduction to transportation geography. With a primary focus on the United States, the volume also examines problems and trends in Europe and other parts of the developed world. Students gain a solid grasp of the history, definitions, and core concepts of the field, as well as models for analyzing transportation networks and flows between regions. Environmental, economic, and social issues in transportation planning and policy are addressed, and the uses of geographic information systems in transport (GIS-T) are discussed in detail. Written in a clear, straightforward style, the volume emphasizes real-world applications of the concepts discussed and identifies promising directions for future research. No advanced mathematical knowledge on the part of the reader is assumed.
This publication examines the Australia, Indonesia economic and trade relationship and assess future trends in its development. Contents: Great differences, surprising similarities : Australia, Indonesia and their economics relationship - ARNDT H & WIE T. New complementaries: changing demographics and the demand for services - EDWARDS C & ASRA A. Case study 2A : New frontiers: the export of mining equipment and services to Indonesia - STEWART E. Case study 2B : Indonesian Australian textile trade: determinants and prospects - CHAPMAN R. Australia and Indonesia: industrial collaboration into the 21st century - BACKMAN M & ANDERSON K. Case study 3A : Australia's development cooperation with In...