Pricing communication services

economics, technology and modelling

Recent advances in technology, combined with the deregulation of the telecommunication market and the proliferation of the Internet, have created a highly competitive environment for communication service providers. There is no simple recipe for pricing network service contracts in all contexts. Pricing is a complex ...

The global internet economy

By 2002, all but a handful of countries were connected to the Internet. The intertwining of the Internet and the globalization of finance, corporate governance, and trade raises questions about national models of technology development and property rights. The sudden ability of hundreds of millions ...

Hacia un nuevo sistema mundial de comunicación

industrias culturales en la era digital

En el marco de la Fundación Alternativas, un equipo de investigadores ha estudiado las transformaciones que las nuevas tecnologías y redes digitales están produciendo en la comunicación y las industrias culturales en general, y las tendencias y escenarios que se están ya configurando en Europa ...

Il mercato delle telecomunicazioni

dal monopolio delle telecomunicazioni alla liberalizzazione negli Stati Uniti e nell'UE

Nel volume sono analizzati gli effetti della liberalizzazione del mercato delle telecomunicazioni nei principali paesi industrializzati - Stati Uniti e Unione Europea - con specifica attenzione al caso italiano. Seguendo un'impostazione economico-istituzionale, gli autori forniscono da un lato un'aggiornata esposizione delle caratteristiche dei diversi mercati ...

Spectrum auctions and competition in telecommunications

In 2000 and 2001, several European countries carried out auctions for third generation technologies or universal mobile telephone services (UMTS) communication licenses. These "spectrum auctions" inaugurated yet another era in an industry that has already been transformed by a combination of staggering technological innovation and ...

Rethinking rights and regulations

institutional responses to new communications technologies

The contributors to this volume examine issues raised by the intersection of new communications technologies and public policy in this post-boom, post- bust era. Originally presented at the 30th Research Conference on Communication, Information, and Internet Policy (TPRC 2002)-- traditionally a showcase for the best ...

Economía, transporte y medio ambiente

Paradójicamente, las distancias en el siglo XXI disminuyen a escala internacional mientras que aumentan a escala local. La globalización de las economías hace del transporte una herramienta imprescindible y la presión de la demanda se ha traducido en un aumento del número de desplazamientos. Localmente ...

Government birds

air transport and the state in Western Europe

Usually described as "state" industries, European airlines have been criticized as uncompetitive, overmanned, and subsidized. But this view begs the question of why and how the state became involved in air transport, as well as the question of whether airlines could have succeeded in Europe ...

El servicio postal en Italia en el periodo de entreguerras

aspectos políticos, institucionales y económicos

Contenido: Al Día La Hoja Web Dossier: Andrea Giuntini El Servicio Postal en italia en el Periodo de Entreguerras. Aspectos Políticos, Institucionales y Económicos. Ralph Roth Movilidad ferroviaria en la Alemania del siglo XIX: de la visión a la realidad. María Eugénia Mata-Lara Tavares The ...

Telecommunications regulation

Telecommunications Regulation examines the background to regulation and the work of the regulator. It discusses typical regulatory rules and the legal and administrative framework for regulation, and looks at regulatory strategies, market structures and approaches to price control. The book includes a number of case ...

Estudio sobre las condiciones de prestación de los servicios postales en la Unión Europea

(el marco comunitario y los casos alemán, francés, inglés, sueco y español)

INDICE (Resumen).: El marco comunitario y comparado europeo. La ordenación de los servicios postales en la Unión Europea. La ordenación de los servicios postales en Alemania. La ordenación de los servicios postales en Francia. La ordenación de los servicios postales en Italia. La ordenación de ...

Economía del transporte

Economía del transporte ofrece una presentación detallada de los temas clave en economía del transporte, con un enfoque integrado de las cuestiones relevantes que facilita el estudio de un sector tan complejo. Aunque el libro está orientado principalmente a estudiantes universitarios en licenciaturas de economía ...

Ecotourism

an introduction

As arguably the largest and fastest growing industry, the potential impacts of tourism are considerable. Devised by ecologists, ecotourism was seen as a way to prevent the destruction of the environment. Responding to increased interest and global competition, the tourism industry has not been slow ...

Crisis management in the tourism industry

Understanding effects of crises on the tourism industry and how businesses can prepare and succeed in these times Written by one of the world#s leading experts from the World Tourism Organisation Global coverage and perspective with cases and examples from the UK, Australia and ...

The encyclopedia of ecotourism

This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive knowledge base of the rapidly evolving ecotourism sector from the perspective of academic experts and practitioners from around the world. It contains 41 chapters that combine theory and practice in a complementary way. The scope of the encyclopedia includes definitions ...

Tourism management

managing for change

covers the fundamentals of tourism, introducing the following key concepts: -The development of tourism -Tourism supply and demand -Sectors involved: transport, accommodation, government -The future of tourism: including forecasting and future issues affecting the global nature of tourism In a user-friendly, handbook style, each chapter ...

Restoring tourism destinations in crisis

a strategic marketing approach

The aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001 in New York highlighted the vulnerability of the tourist trade to unforeseen events. This text, written by an experienced tourism marketer and trainer, provides detailed case studies of different crises and ...

Tourism, globalization and development

responsible tourism planning

Tourism is booming worldwide--it makes up a massive part of the global economy. Donald G. Reid's book focuses on tourism in developing and less-developed countries. He examines its social and environmental impact and offers a timely critical analysis of the part it plays in ...

Turismo

más allá del ocio y del negocio

En los últimos cien años el turismo se ha convertido en el negocio más importante del mundo, muy pocos países cuestionan que el sendero del desarrollo económico está asfaltado con los dólares del turismo. Se analiza por primera vez la estrecha relación entre el ámbito ...

La estructura económica de los mercados turísticos

La actividad turística es uno de los sectores más dinámicos e intensivos en la creación de empleo y con mayor potencial de crecimiento en todo el mundo. INDICE PARTE I: El turismo en la economía contemporánea 1. Las magnitudes del turismo 2. Los flujos turísticos ...