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Globalization

In: Restructuring Telecommunications

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  • Peter Curwen

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Although demand for telecoms services is widely dispersed, it is simultaneously quite highly concentrated because private households typically make little use of their telephones and primarily use them during off-peak hours when rates are low. Businesses, on the other hand, are the main users of long-distance and international services and use is largely confined to peak hours. Large multinational businesses accordingly possess considerable market power, and they are increasingly demanding high-quality, reliable services on a worldwide basis. This pressure has built up very rapidly given the ever-growing use of computers with their enormous capacity to download vast amounts of information along digital highways. For those involved, the idea of a one-stop-shop (that is, the ability to access the full range of telecoms services through a single group of operators) has immense attractions, and many of them have already taken steps to integrate their telecoms systems in house.

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  • Peter Curwen, 1997. "Globalization," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Restructuring Telecommunications, chapter 5, pages 39-53, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-37545-1_5
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230375451_5
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