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Internet telephony and the international accounting rate system

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This paper attempts to provide an economic framework for assessing why and how Internet telephony may affect the international accounting rate system in particular, and communication over circuit switched networks in general. It reviews the regulatory treatment of Internet telephony, and compares the costs and prices of making international calls over the Internet and the public switched telephone network (PSTN). It argues that Internet telephony is unlikely to prove central to the downfall of the international system; other technologies, such as resale, will play a larger role. The paper also suggests a general framework in which to analyse competition between networks (such as the Internet and the PSTN). This framework indicates that differences in the preferences of end users for congestion will drive networks to specialise.

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  • Mason, Robin, 1998. "Internet telephony and the international accounting rate system," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 22(11), pages 931-944, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:22:y:1998:i:11:p:931-944
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    1. Einhorn, Michael A., 2002. "International telephony: a review of the literature," Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 14(1), pages 51-73, March.
    2. Alberto Nucciarelli & Massimo Gastaldi & Nathan Levialdi, 2010. "Asymmetric competition and collection rates differentials: determinants of prices in international telephone service markets," Netnomics, Springer, vol. 11(3), pages 315-329, October.
    3. Yogesh K. Dwivedi & Anastasia Papazafeiropoulou & Willem-Paul Brinkman & Banita Lal, 2010. "Examining the influence of service quality and secondary influence on the behavioural intention to change internet service provider," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 12(2), pages 207-217, April.
    4. Francesco Castelli & José Luis Gómez Barroso & Claudio Leporelli, 2000. "Global Universal Service and International Settlement Reform," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 69(4), pages 679-694.
    5. Jussawalla, Meheroo, 2000. "Book review," Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 12(4), pages 413-416, December.
    6. Martha Garcia-Murillo, 2003. "Assessing The Impact Of Internet Telephony On The Deployment Of Telecommunications Infrastructure," Working Papers 03-04, NET Institute, revised Feb 2004.

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