International Telecommunications Reform in Australia

CONTENTS

Preliminaries
Cover, Copyright, Preface, Contents, Abbreviations, Executive Summary

1   International telecommunications in Australia
1.1   The international network
1.2   Providers of international telecommunications services in Australia
1.3   Australia's major international traffic flows
1.4   Telecommunications reform in Australia
1.5   Summary

2   Australian international call prices
2.1   International telecommunications price comparisons
2.2   The costs of providing international calls
2.3   Efficiency losses associated with pricing international calls above long-run marginal cost
2.4   Summary

3   Moving to a more competitive international call market
3.1   Existing market structure
3.2   Impact of legislative changes
3.3   Summary

4   The international accounting rate system
4.1   Background
4.2   The relationship between settlement rates and the resource cost of termination
4.3   The international accounting rate system and refile
4.4   The international accounting rate system and the current account
4.5   The impact of the accounting rate system on international call prices
4.6   Factors influencing the impact of the accounting rate system on international call prices
4.7   Summary

5   Reforming the international accounting rate system
5.1   Reform of the international settlement system
5.2   Transitional problems for Australia arising from asymmetrical liberalisation
5.3   Summary

Appendix A   Data on international traffic, prices and costs

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