Competition in International Telecommunications Sources: Efficient Pricing, Capacity Utilization and Technological Change (Computer and Information Science)

本研究探讨国际电信服务定价政策与美国竞争力、容量利用率和电信设施技术发展的关系。本研究是实证研究，但以国际贸易理论建模、计量经济学分析和案例研究为基础。该研究使用价格、国际流量和其他变量的汇总时间序列和横截面数据来检查(a)美国和17个西欧国家按原产国对电信服务的需求，(b)当前定价政策的决定因素，(c)美国运营商和外国运营商之间收入分配的决定因素。(d)替代定价结构对经济效率和对用户收益和成本分配的影响，以及(e)定价和收入分享安排对未来美元净流出的影响（1985年，美国航空公司与全球外国同行的净结算支付了9亿多美元）。这项研究是重要的和及时的，因为它检查了一些问题，将影响信息技术的发展和使用。研究结果将为重要的政策决定提供依据。

This research investigates the relation of pricing policies for international telecommunications services to U.S. competitiveness, capacity utilization, and technological development of telecommunications facilities. The research is empirical, but is based on theoretical modeling of international trade, econometric analysis and case studies. The study uses pooled time-series and cross-section data for prices, international traffic, and other variables to examine (a) the demand for telecommunications services by country of origin in the U.S. and 17 Western European countries, (b) the determinants of current pricing policy, (c) determinants of the division of revenues between U.S. carriers and foreign carriers, (d) the effects of alternative pricing structures on economic efficiency and on the distribution of gains and costs to users, and (e) the effects of pricing and revenue sharing arrangements on future net dollar outflows (in 1985 over $900 million were paid by U.S. carriers in net settlements with worldwide foreign counterparts). The research is significant and timely in that it examines a number of issues that will affect information technology development and use. The research results will provide a foundation on which important policy decisions can be based.