Free entry into telecommunications? |
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Authors: | C.Christian Von Weizsäcker |
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Affiliation: | University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | The two leading principles of pricing for public enterprises are outlined: Value based and cost based pricing. It is shown that optimal pricing à la Ramsey-Boiteux is closely related to value based pricing which itself is connected with Lindahl pricing of public goods. Cost based pricing is related to the pricing in competitive markets. Opening up of telecommunication to competition implies a change from value based (public good) pricing to cost based (pritate good) pricing. It is shown why specific developments in telecommunication technology make a switch to cost based pricing and a competitive environment appropriate. At the end a proposal is developed for a gradual change towards competition which would meet less political resistance. |
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Keywords: | Value based pricing cost based pricing competition innovation and economies of scale in telecommunication |
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