Demand for telephone lines and universal service in Spain

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The consequences of a number of suggested tariff conditions on universal telecommunications service in Spain were examined. A model of telephone lines demand is employed to develop an econometric model of the net demand for new access line for 1980-1993. Cointegration strategies are employed to get long and short run equations. Findings showed that a tariff restructuring that reduces the installation charge and domestic traffic rates while slightly increasing recurring charges might have a minimal impact on the net demand for new lines.

Supply and demand, Telecommunications systems, Spain, Telecommunication lines, Telecommunications lines

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The role of service quality and capital technology in telecommunication regulation

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Measures of demand for telephone services that considers variations in service quality, changes in the composition of services demanded by customers and rapid changes in the performance of capital goods have been formulated. The impact of switching technology and customer satisfaction on demand for telephone services was also discussed. The effect of service quality, switching technology and capital productivity measures on the productivity measures were also investigated.

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities, Telecommunications Regulation, Telecommunications regulations, Telecommunication policy, Telecommunications policy

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