Japanese Telecommunications : Market and Policy in Transition

ISBN-13: 9780415649391 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 288 str.

Ruth Taplin; Masako Wakui

Opis

This text presents a survey of the telecommunications industry in Japan - an industry where, unlike many others, Japan has lagged behind. It considers why this should be so and also addresses key questions such as the structure and economics of the industry, government policy and international relations issues.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Changes in the Interface and Industry Structure  2. The Broadband Market in Japan  3. Mobile Phone Industry: A Microcosm of Deregulation, Globalization, and Technological Change in the Japanese Economy  4. Changing Satellite Systems in Japan within a Global Context  5. Spectrum Policy  6. R and D and Intellectual Property in a Changing Telecommunication Market  7. Policy Network for Network Policy in Japan  8. Ill-Defined National Interest: The Difficult Role of the Japanese Negotiator in the Access Charge Negotiations with the United States