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The consequences of a number of suggested tariff conditions on universal telecommunications service in Spain were examined. A model of telephone lines demand is employed to develop an econometric model of the net demand for new access line for 1980-1993. Cointegration strategies are employed to get long and short run equations. Findings showed that a tariff restructuring that reduces the installation charge and domestic traffic rates while slightly increasing recurring charges might have a minimal impact on the net demand for new lines.
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The elasticity of demand in the American telecommunications industry from 1935 to 1987 varied with regards to local service and toll service. The elasticity of demand for local service was inelastic when compared to toll service's. The demand in the telephone industry was also greatly affected by economic factors, such as the country's gross national product (GNP). The cost elasticity for local service, meanwhile, was higher compared to the cost elasticity of toll service.
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Measures of demand for telephone services that considers variations in service quality, changes in the composition of services demanded by customers and rapid changes in the performance of capital goods have been formulated. The impact of switching technology and customer satisfaction on demand for telephone services was also discussed. The effect of service quality, switching technology and capital productivity measures on the productivity measures were also investigated.
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