Measuring the Impact of Regulation: A Study of Canadian Basic Cable Television

We evaluate the appropriateness of regulation within the Canadian cable television industry by applying both parametric and non-parametric approachesto measure scale efficiency. Although we begin with a sample offering adequatedegrees of freedom for parametric estimation, important policy issues lead us toconsider further estimation over sub-samples. Since some of these sub-samplesare small enough that parametric models cannot guarantee reliable estimates, weobtain production characteristics non-parametrically through data envelopmentanalysis. The nonparametric results for scale efficiency support the parametricresults. We find evidence against a natural monopoly argument that might havejustified continuation of the mandated monopolization of Canadian cable televisionservice. By the end of the sample period, there were no longer substantial economiesof scale in most relevant markets.     

Measuring DEA efficiency in cable television network facilities: what are appropriate criteria for determining the amounts of governmental subsidies?

Recent technological developments have transformed the cable television industry (CATV) from a simple re-transmitter of terrestrial broadcasting to a provider of a broader-band information infrastructure. With cable operators facing an undesirable market situation while operating a fiber optics network vital to the creation of an information-based society within Japan, the Japanese Government has introduced several supportive measures for the industry. Such governmental intervention should desirably be justified not only from a political viewpoint but also from an economic one; otherwise such measures may distort economic efficiency. In this article, using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), the authors identify the deficiencies of an accounting-based intervention scheme and propose an alternative framework with no disincentive side effects.     

OPGW光缆在智能电网工程中的应用

本文主要介绍OPGW光纤通信电缆，从其性能特点，结构形式，电缆施工架设，光纤接续与测试等方面阐述其在工程中应用情况和发展前景。     

Market Power in Chinese Taipei: Laws, Policies and Treatments

The experience of Chinese Taipei shows that opening up a previously protected market to new entrants can be a more effective and reliable way to enhance competition than regulating the behavior of dominant or monopolistic firms. Moreover, when opening up the market, the liberalizing measures adopted by government should be market-structure-neutral. That is, it should not try to dictate the direction and results of market competition. A more pressure-resistant mechanism should be designed to deal with market power, taking the form of a regime that is cross-sector, independent and collective in its decision-making, such as has been the case with Chinese Taipei's Fair Trade Commission.     

一种新型电缆低温冲击试验装置的研制

提出了一个新型电缆低温冲击试验系统,实现了载荷冲击次数及大小可调等功能,减小了试验人员劳动强度,提高了效率。     

谈阿联酋电缆选型及敷设

通过工程实例,简要介绍了阿联酋电缆设计选型及敷设方法,并对相关国内外规范进行了比较。     

The Technique of Drafting An English Commercial Cable

Today telex and cable are two important means usod in communication with customors abroad. In telex,as it is not chargod by the number of words but by the minute,more words can be used to express our idea,so it is less difficult for our students to learn,while in cable we,in order to save money,     

有线电视台的技术支撑与管理体制——以江苏有线电视台为例

江苏有线电视台成立于1994年4月,章剑华任台长。1994年12月28日,江苏有线电视台正式播出,1998年8月8日开播大型互动式综艺电视节目《非常周末》,最高收视率42.38%,该节目一直办到2010年5月,是江苏电视史上收视率最高的综艺节目。2000年,江苏有线电视台广告创收1.8亿元,江苏市场占有率55%,利润近亿元,进入全国省级有线媒体前三强。2001年6月,江苏有线台并入江苏省广播电视总台,章剑华任总台台长。江苏有线电视台的台训、台歌与台标体现新媒体时代的精神,其组织体系、频道结构、节目样式、基本建设、经营创收、技术实施、网络建设顺应潮流,技术支撑、品牌特色、机制创新、管理体制领先行业,业绩显著,成为中国广播电视行业的标杆之一。     

Local monopsony and free riders

In an industry with upstream economies of scale in the distribution of differentiated products to retailers which have monopoly power within separate local market areas, the retailers have an incentive to exert monopsony power due to the divergence between average and marginal costs in the distribution of those inputs. The retailers increase their ability to exert monopsony power by forming coalitions (that is, chains) across local markets. Sufficiently large retail chains may force input price below the seller's average cost, thus ‘free riding’ on the level of product variety supported by other retailers. Vertical integration, cartels, or other cooperative behavior, however, can be means to control the level of product variety, and may increase both industry profits and economic welfare. Policy applications to the cable television, motion picture, and pharmaceutical industries are discussed.     

Rural broadband: The provider matters

As broadband use has grown over the past few years, scholars and policymakers have turned some of their attention to the urban-rural broadband divide. While existing research offers important insights into this divide, no research has fully explored the differences in broadband deployment patterns among various types of telecommunications providers, including both large and small telephone and cable providers. Through data collected from interviews with telecommunications company representatives, this research assesses the extent to which different types of providers are deploying broadband in urban and rural areas. The interviews are also used to ascertain factors shaping the broadband deployment decision-making process for different types of providers. Both the quantitative and qualitative elements of this research demonstrate clear patterns among different types of providers in relation to rural broadband deployment, as different types of companies are influenced by somewhat unique regulations, competitiveness concerns, resource levels, and existing infrastructure conditions.