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Opening Brazil's Telecom Markets to Competition
Sapoznik, Ralph
[HTML version] [pdf version]: Ralph Sapoznik provides us with an overview of the events that led to the establishment of multiple Brazil-owned monopolies and the Brazilian model for privatization of those monopolies. He builds a case for privatizing telecom services in Brazil, then presents the advantages of moving to a duopoly model before opening the markets to full competition. Ralph also considers the patterns of noncompetitive behavior and discusses the potential for anti-competitive problems.
Optimizing ISDN to Give More Capacity at Less Cost
Bryce, James Y.
[HTML version] [pdf version]: Reviews the history of ISDN, provides some quick fundamentals, and finally addresses the problem of public switched network congestion brought on by intense Internet use. The author argues against dedicated ISDN and builds a case for Always On/Dynamic ISDN (AO/DI) Network Architecture, which creates the illusion of full-time connection while actually reducing connection times and costs to carriers and users.