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El Kholy, S M (1991) Time and architecture: Problems of duration and sequence in architectural design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pennsylvania.
Fawzy, O N (1991) The development of the architectural working drawing from the descriptive to the prescriptive: A study in architectural communication, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pennsylvania.
Hogendorn, C P (2000) Unbundled infrastructure firms: Competition and continuing regulation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pennsylvania.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: collusion; competition; market; residential; regulation; communication; supplier
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/304636046
- Abstract:
Unbundled infrastructure firms provide conduits for electricity transmission, residential communications, etc. but are vertically disintegrated from “content” functions such as electricity generation or world-wide-web pages. These conduits are being deregulated, and this dissertation examines whether the deregulated conduits will behave in an efficient and competitive manner. The dissertation presents three essays, each of which develops a theoretical model of the behavior of conduit firms in a market environment. The first essay considers the prospects for competition between multiple conduits in the emerging market for broadband (high-speed) residential Internet access. It finds that such competition is likely to emerge as demand for these services increase. The second essay shows how a monopoly electricity or natural gas transmission conduit can facilitate collusion between suppliers of the good. It shows that this is an inefficient effect of standard price-cap regulation. The third essay considers the supply chain of residential Internet access and evaluates proposed “open access” regulation that would allow more than one firm to serve customers over the same physical infrastructure. It shows that the amount of content available to consumers does not necessarily increase under open access.
Memecan, S (1983) A theoretical framework for technology of building, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pennsylvania.