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

这项研究调查了国际电信服务的定价政策与美国的竞争力、容量利用率和电信设施的技术发展的关系。这项研究是经验性的，但基于国际贸易的理论建模、计量分析和案例研究。这项研究使用价格、国际通信量和其他变量的时间序列和横截面数据来检查(A)美国和17个西欧国家对电信服务的需求，(B)当前定价政策的决定因素，(C)美国承运商和外国承运商之间收入分配的决定因素；(D)替代定价结构对经济效益和向用户分配收益和成本的影响；(E)定价和收入分享安排对未来美元净流出的影响(1985年，美国航空公司在与世界各地的外国同行进行净结算时支付了超过9亿美元)。这项研究意义重大和及时，因为它审查了一些将影响信息技术开发和使用的问题。研究成果将为重要决策提供依据。

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.