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Evolution of Telecommunications Policy in Maine: Revising the ‘New Directions’ Report
At the Pure ’93 Conference last January, Charles Colgan and Richard Silkman discussed Maine’s recent policies on telecommunication. Charles Colgan, former state economist, provided the staff support for Governor Brennan’s report “New Directions in Telecommunications Policy.” Richard Silkman, as Governor McKernan’s Director of the State Planning Office, was often the lead spokesman on telecommunications policy for the current governor. Their …
Read MoreNew Approaches to Regulation: The Vermont Telecommunications Agreement: The VTA Agreement: How Has It Done?
The dramatic changes in telecommunications in the past decade have caused many states to try new approaches to the regulation of local telephone companies. The “Vermont Telecommunications Agreement” was one of the earliest attempts at such innovative regulatory approaches. To learn more about that experience, the PURE ’93 conference and MPR invited representatives with three different perspectives on the Vermont …
Read MoreNew Approaches to Regulation: The Vermont Telecommunications Agreement: The Vermont Telecommunications Agreement
The dramatic changes in telecommunications in the past decade have caused many states to try new approaches to the regulation of local telephone companies. The “Vermont Telecommunications Agreement” was one of the earliest attempts at such innovative regulatory approaches. To learn more about that experience, the PURE ’93 conference and MPR invited representatives with three different perspectives on the Vermont …
Read MoreNew Approaches to Regulation: The Vermont Telecommunications Agreement: Applications, Not Technology
The dramatic changes in telecommunications in the past decade have caused many states to try new approaches to the regulation of local telephone companies. The “Vermont Telecommunications Agreement” was one of the earliest attempts at such innovative regulatory approaches. To learn more about that experience, the PURE ’93 conference and MPR invited representatives with three different perspectives on the Vermont …
Read MoreThe Role of Public Utilities
The regulation of public utilities in Maine continues to evolve in response to changing economic, political and social forces. Not only has the structure of regulation of the electrical and telecommunications industry seen dramatic changes in the past twenty years, but it also is certain the next decade will see equally fundamental changes. Maine Policy Review invited three key participants …
Read MoreThe Changing Role of Regulation in the Telecommunications Industry
The regulation of public utilities in Maine continues to evolve in response to changing economic, political and social forces. Not only has the structure of regulation of the electrical and telecommunications industry seen dramatic changes in the past twenty years, but it also is certain the next decade will see equally fundamental changes. Maine Policy Review invited three key participants …
Read MoreRedefining Utilities: Regulatory Change for Electric and Telephone Companies in Maine since 1980
The regulation of public utilities in Maine continues to evolve in response to changing economic, political and social forces. Not only has the structure of regulation of the electrical and telecommunications industry seen dramatic changes in the past twenty years, but it also is certain the next decade will see equally fundamental changes. Maine Policy Review invited three key participants …
Read MoreAn Interview with Maine PUC Chairman Kenneth Gordon
In August, 1991, Maine Policy Review interviewed Kenneth Gordon, the current chair of the Maine Public Utilities Commission. That interview centered on important public policy issues that surround the regulation of telecommunications in Maine and the U.S. From his experience as an economist with the Federal Communications Commission, Chairman Gordon brings to his current position an extensive background in telecommunications. …
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