Telecommunications: Enhanced Data Collection Could Help FCC Better Monitor Competition in the Wireless Industry

Telecommunications: Enhanced Data Collection Could Help FCC Better Monitor Competition in the Wireless Industry
Author: Mark Goldstein
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2011-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1437938442

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Americans increasingly rely on wireless phones, with nearly 40% of households now using them primarily or solely. Under federal law, the FCC is responsible for fostering a competitive wireless marketplace while ensuring that consumers are protected from harmful practices. This report discusses changes in the wireless industry since 2000, stakeholders' perceptions of regulatory policies and industry practices, and the strategies FCC uses to monitor competition. To conduct this work, the report conducted case studies in both rural and urban areas of four states; and interviewed stakeholders representing consumers, local and state agencies and officials, and various segments of the industry. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.

Telecommunications

Telecommunications
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2018-01-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781983616945

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Telecommunications: Enhanced Data Collection Could Help FCC Better Monitor Competition in the Wireless Industry

Telecommunications

Telecommunications
Author: U.s. Government Accountability Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2017-08-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781974591657

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"Americans increasingly rely onwireless phones, with nearly 40percent of households now usingthem primarily or solely. Underfederal law, the FederalCommunications Commission(FCC) is responsible for fostering acompetitive wireless marketplacewhile ensuring that consumers areprotected from harmful practices.As requested, this report discusseschanges in the wireless industrysince 2000, stakeholders'perceptions of regulatory policiesand industry practices, and thestrategies FCC uses to monitorcompetition. To conduct this work,GAO collected and analyzed dataand documents from a variety ofgovernment and private sources;conducted case studies in bothrural and urban areas of fourstates; and interviewedstakeholders representingconsumers, local and stateagencies and officials, and varioussegments of the industry."

Telecommunications

Telecommunications
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher: BiblioGov
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2013-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781289247805

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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Telecommunications, Wireless Systems, and Mobile Computing

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Telecommunications, Wireless Systems, and Mobile Computing
Author: Hu, Wen-Chen
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2013-11-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1466647167

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The development of new information and communication technologies has a considerable impact on the way humans interact with each other and their environment. The proper use of these technologies is an important consideration in the success of modern human endeavors. Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Telecommunications, Wireless Systems, and Mobile Computing explores some of the latest advances in wireless communication technologies, making use of empirical research and analytical case studies to evaluate best practices in the discipline. This book will provide insight into the next generation of information and communication technologies for developers, engineers, students, researchers, and managers in the telecommunications field.

Telecommunications

Telecommunications
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2017-09-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781976367175

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Government agencies and businesses that require significant capacity to meet voice and data needs depend on dedicated access services. This segment of the telecommunications market generated about $16 billion in revenues for the major incumbent telecommunications firms in 2005. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has historically regulated dedicated access prices. With the Telecommunications Act of 1996, FCC reformed its rules to rely on competition to bring about cost-based pricing. Starting in 2001, FCC granted pricing flexibility on the basis of a proxy measure of competition. GAO examined (1) the extent that alternatives are available in areas where FCC granted pricing flexibility, (2) how prices have changed since the granting of pricing flexibility, and the effect on government agencies, and (3) how FCC monitors competition. GAO's work included analyzing data on competitive alternatives, list prices, and average revenue, and interviewing FCC officials and industry representatives.

Telecommunications

Telecommunications
Author: Lorelei St. James
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2011-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1437945023

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The FCC¿s Low-Income Program, administered by the Universal Service Administrative Co. and supported by the Universal Service Fund, provides low-income households with discounts on installation costs for new telephone service and monthly charges for basic telephone service. This report examined: (1) how program participation and support payments have changed over the last 5 years (2005-2009), and factors that may have affected participation; (2) the extent to which goals and measures are used to manage the program; and (3) the extent to which mechanisms are in place to evaluate program risks and monitor controls over compliance with program rules. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables. A print on demand report.

Telecommunications

Telecommunications
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher: BiblioGov
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2013-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781289246716

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In response to a congressional request, GAO examined whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can effectively monitor and gauge the impact of recent FCC and congressional actions designed to increase competition in the international telecommunications market by reducing the entry barriers for the U.S. portion of the market. GAO found no general consensus that these actions would increase competition in the international market. Further, FCC does not monitor market development and cannot measure or gauge the competitive impact of its decisions on the market. The Common Carrier Bureau, responsible for implementing these decisions, recognizes the importance of monitoring the industry, but stated that its strained resources have made it difficult to track industry development. Therefore, GAO believes that, unless FCC develops an industry analysis capability, it cannot adequately measure market competitiveness to ensure that its actions are having the desired market behavior effects.