A Guide to Competitive International Telecommunications

Providing information on the business, technical, legal and practical considerations in the new telecom world order, this book offers a complete overview of the technologies and marketing methods that competitors are using internationally.

Gene Retske is a respected authority on international telecommunications competition and has written for, or been cited in, dozens of publications, including the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. He is also a frequent speaker at trade conferences around t

Introduction Section I History of Telecom Competition Chapter 1 Beginnings Chapter 2 126 Years of Telecom History Chapter 3 The Quiet Revolution Chapter 4 The State of the New Telecom World Chapter 5 The Great American Experiment Chapter 6 International CallBack Chapter 7 The Truth About International Simple Resale Chapter 8 Least Cost Routing Carriers Chapter 9 Refile Chapter 10 Changes on the Horizon Section II The Impact of the Internet Chapter 11 The Emergence of the Internet Chapter 12 VoIP Chapter 13 Impact of VoIP Chapter 14 VoIP Clearinghouses Chapter 15 Commodity Exchanges Section III Interoperability Chapter 16 Switching Platforms Chapter 17 Legacy Systems Chapter 18 Packet Switching vs. Circuit Switching Chapter 19 VoIP Network Architecture Chapter 20 Internet Telephony Chapter 21 An Introduction To Voodoo Technology Section IV Legal and Regulatory Issues Chapter 22 A Regulatory Perspective Chapter 23 Privatization vs. Liberalization Chapter 24 Accounting Rates - A Major Issue Chapter 25 Proportionate Return Chapter 26 IP Specific Issues Chapter 27 The ITU, and Other Modern Dinosaurs Chapter 28 Multilateralism, the WTO and Other Pipe Dreams Chapter 29 The End of Global Regulation Section V Business Strategy Chapter 30 Running a Telecom Business Chapter 31 Applications Sell, Technology Doesn't Chapter 32 Quality of Service Chapter 33 Free Long Distance Chapter 34 ENUM Services Chapter 35 How the Heck Do You Make Money? Chapter 36 A View of the Future