ITS-Europe: Regional Conference - Torino, Italy (Program)

	ITS 10^th European Regional Conference Torino, Italy September 2-4, 1999 Hosted by Politecnico di Torino (in association with the 26th EARIE Conference, Sept. 4-7, 1999) Program
	Index Opening Session Regulation I Regulation II Regulation III Universal Service Issues Access Interconnection Strategy Convergence among Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Computing Mobile I Mobile II Info Services/ Electronic Commerce I Info Services/ Electronic Commerce II	Internet Services I Internet Services II Impact of IT on Organizations Industry Policy Issues Role of Telecommunications Infrastructure I Role of Telecommunications Infrastructure II Role of Telecommunications Infrastructure III Standardization Forecasting Panel I: The EU 99 Review: Implication for Regulatory Policy Panel II: Regulation for the Next Millennium: What Lessons Have We Learned?

	OPENING SESSION Rodolfo Zich, Chancellor of the Politecnico di Torino,Italy Tommaso Valletti, Politechnico di Torino and LSE, London, Local Organiser Loretta Anania, European Commission and Chairman, ITS Jürgen Müller, Berlin School of Economics (FHW) , European Coordinator, ITS and Chair, ITS 99 Conference Program Committee
	REGULATION I ( Chair: Luigi Prosperetti, University of Milano Biocca, Italy ) Barbara Cherry, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA Rate Rebalancing Policy: Institutional Factors Favoring Reform in the European Union over the U.S. Günter Knieps, University of Freiburg, Germany Interconnection and Network Access: the Case of Telecommunications Demetrius Yannelis, University of Piraeus, Greece On the Simple Welfare Economics of Network Externalities Discussants: K-H Neumann, RWE Teliance, Essen, Germany, Esen Sirel, LECG, London, UK REGULATION II (Chair: Paul Nihoul, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium) Alberto Iozzi, University of Rome, Italy Jonathan Poritz, Georgetown University, USA Edilio Valentini, University of Rome, Italy Social Preferences and Price Cap Regulation Alain de Fontenay, de Fontenay, Savin & Kiss and Tag It, NY, USA Eric de Fontenay, de Fontenay, Savin & Kiss and Tag It, NY, USA Unbundling and Local Competition: What Does It Mean and What Do Competitors Really Want? Paul Nihoul, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium Remedies Available in Liberalised Telecommunications Debra Slaco, Information, Science and Technology Agency, Vancouver, Canada The Regulatory Process : Whence and Whither? A Canadian Perspective Discussant: Jutta Merkt, VIAG Intercom, Munich, Germany REGULATION III (Chair: Esen Sirel, LECG, London, UK) Volker Schlepütz, University of Hagen, Germany The Threat of Regulation vs. Direct Regulation: A Welfare Analysis Marcus Weinkopf ,Markius Fredebeul-Krein, Deutsche Telekom ,Bonn Regulation of Network Access in Germany Esen Sirel, LECG and City University, London, UK Rethinking Market Definition in Telecommunications Discussants: Georg Merdian, FU Berlin, Germany
	UNIVERSAL SERVICE ISSUES (Chair: Gasmi F, CICT, University of Toulouse, France) John Panzar, North Western University, Chicago, USA A General Frame Work to Analyse USO James J. Anton, James H. Vander Weide, Nikolaos Vettas, Duke Univer-sity, USA Strategic Pricing and Entry under Universal Service and Cross-Market Price Constraints Philippe Chone, Laurent Flochel, Anne Perrot, ENST, Paris, France Allocation and Funding Universal Service Obligations in a Competitive Network Market Gasmi, F., Laffont, J.J., W.W. Sharkey, CICT, Toulouse, France Competition, Universal Service and Telecommunications Policy in Developing Countries Discussant: Tommaso Valletti, Politechnico di Torino and LSE, London ACCESS (Chair: Alois Schrems, Telekom Control, Vienna, Austria) Luis Castejon, Claudio Feijoo, Jorge Perez, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain The Regulation of Internet Access as a Universal Service. Empirical Inferences from the Spanish Infovia Model Byoung Heon Jun, Chang-Ho Yoon, Korea University, Korea Access Pricing and Network Investment in Telecommunications Market Rainer Schnepfleitner, Alouis Schrems, Austr. Control Agency, Vienna TheRationale for theRecent Unbun-deling Decision Discussants: Peter Lewisch, Cerha, Hempel & Spiegelfeld, Vienna, Austria, Markius Fredebeul-Krein, Deutsche Telekom, Bonn
	INTERCONNECTION (Chair: Harry Bouwman, Delft University, The Netherland) Carlo Cambini, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Network Competition and Integration Peter Lewisch, Vienna, Austria Interconnection Fees and the "essential facilities doctrine" Jaap Hoogenboezem, Harry Bouman, Delft University, The Netherland Effecteveness of the ONP Instruments Heleen I.M. de Vlaam, Delft University of Technology,The Netherlands The regulators' role: Management of coopetition in telecommunications Discussants: Günter Knieps, University of Freiburg, Germany, Patrizio Menchetti, Studio legale Menchetti, Milano, Italy STRATEGY (Chair: Mario Calderini, Paola Garrone, Politecnico di Torino, Italy) Gert Brunekreef, Institut für Verkehrswissenschaft und Regional-politik, Freiburg, Germany Wolfgang Gross, University of Freiburg, Germany Price Structures in the Market for Long-Distance Voice Telephony in Germany Mario Calderini, Paola Garrone, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Market Structure and the Composition of R&D in the Telecommunications Sector Michael Gort, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA Nakil Sung, Korea Telekom, Korea Forecasting the Effects on Costs of Telecommunications Mergers Johann Cas, Institute of Technology Assessment, Austrian Academy of Sci-ences, Vienna, Austria Alternative local loop technologies – impact on regulation and competition Discussant: Jordi Gual, IESE, Barcelona, Spain
	Convergence among Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Computing (Chair: Anders Henten, Technical University, Denmark) Arnold Picot, Berthold .H. Hass University of Munich, Germany The Management of Disintegration as a Challenge for the Media Business Michael Libertus, WDR, Cologne, Germany EU Green Paper on Radio Spectrum Policy P.H- Longstaff, Syracuse University, NY, USA Convergence Regulation: Evolving to the Common Ground Reza Tadayoni, Anders Henten, Technical University, Denmark Regulation of digital broadcasting in the light of convergence Discussant: Patrick Zenhaeuser, Swisscom, Bern MOBILE I (Chair: Danielle Wille, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) Isabella Palombini, Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Italy The New Relevance of Fixed-Mobile Convergence Martin Cave, Brunel University, England Fixed Mobile Convergence Danielle Wille, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands The 1998 Spectrum auction for DCS 1800 in the Netherlands Discussants: Christoph de Saint Viance, Bouyges Telecom, France, Noemy Wachtel, Wireless Access Solutions, Lucent Technologies, USA MOBILE II (Chair: Frank Safertal, Wireless Networks, Hughes Network Systems, USA) John Cubbin, Esen Sirel, LECG and City University, London, UK UMTS Allocations: Harmonisation of Regulation? Leonard Waverman, LECG and London Business School, UK Third Generation Mobile: Standard Setting as a Cartel Facilitating Device Frank Safertal, Wireless Networks, Hughes Network Systems, USA Wireless Local Loop and Wireless Broadband - Business and Technical Solution for New Operator in Western Ukraine Discussants: Derek Williamson, BT, Mobile Communications Lester Taylor U of Arizona,Tucson, USA Enrico Scarrone, CSELT, Torino, Italy
	INFO SERVICES/ ELECTRONIC COMMERCE I ( Chair: Hans Schedl, IFO, Munich, Germany ) Hans Schedl, Horst Penzkofer, Heinz Schmalholz, IFO, Munich, Germany E-Commerce and Customer Transactions Karolina Brodin, Anders Lundgren, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden Attracting Business on the WWW Mário Lúcio Flecha, Universidade Federal de Minas, Brazil Gerais/ Prodemge José Luis Braga, Universida de Federal de Viçosa, Brazil Mediator Software Using Lexical Semantics to Find Relevant Information Discussant: Gabriele Kulenkampff, WIK, Bad Honnef, Germany INFO SERVICES/ ELECTRONIC COMMERCE II (Chair: Loreto Corredoira, Madrid University, Spain) Dieter Elixman, Gabriele Kulenkampf, WIK, Bad Honnef, Germany Structure Development of Markets for Internet Telephony Paul Nihoul, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium Will Electronic Commerce Change the Law? Loreto Corredoira, Madrid University, Spain Convergences of the media in internet. The ”Push Technologies”, a new method of transmission Discussant: Luis Castejon, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
	INTERNET SERVICES I (Chair: Johannes Bauer, Michigan State University, USA) Eric de Fontenay, Publishing media consulting, New York, USA Impact of the Internet/New Media on the Music Recording Industry Falk von Bornstaedt, Deutsche Tele-kom AG, Germany Quality Of Service IP VPNs: Market Requirements For Global Intranet and Extranet Solutions Carleen Maitland, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Johannes Bauer, Michigan State Uni-versity, USA Global Diffusion of the Internet Discussant: Martin Cave, Brunel University, London, UK INTERNET SERVICES II (Chair: Peter Swann, Manchester Business School, U of Manchester, UK) Kurt Englmeier, Institute for Economic Research, Berlin, Germany Ants on the Web - Information Services for Mass Markets Paul Windrun, MERIT, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands Peter Swann, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK Networks, Noise and Navigation: Sustaining Metcalfe’s Law through Technological Innovation Sayed Hossain, University Multimedia Telekom, Melaka, Malaysia Emergence of Web based Manufacturing Industry in Malaysia Discussant: FernandoGallardoOlmedo, Universida Autnoma de Madrid , Spain and Prasia Consultatores
	IMPACT OF IT ON ORGANISATIONS (Chair: Cristiano Antonello, Turin University, Italy) Cristiano Antonello, Turin University, Italy The Dynamics of Technological Systems: the Case of New Information and Communication Technologies Barbara Bianco, Matteo Colognese, Fabrizio Colpi, Renato Rizzo, Telerete Nordest - Padova, Italy Development of i.c.t. Based Outsourcing Services for Companies and Local Authorities in a Fast Growing Industrial Area Masatsugu Tsuji, Osaka University, Japan The Economic Effects of Tele-Care at Home through the Application of Telecommunications Technology and Multimedia Paul Phumpiu, Osiptel, Lima, Peru Robert King, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA Impact on Information Technology on Organizations Discussant: Peter Swann, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK INDUSTRY POLICY ISSUES (Chair: Paul Verdin, International Management & Strategy, KUL) Jean-Philippe Bonardi, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA Impeding Institutional Change While Fostering Innovation: Two Compatible Activities for European Telecom Mo-nopolies During Deregulation? Bert M. Sadowski, Technical University Delft, The Netherlands The Myth of Market Dominance: Telecommunication Manufacturing in CEE Countries Paola Garrone,Francesca Sgobbi, Politechnico di Milano, Italy Recent Employment Dynamics in the Italian Telecommunication Sector Paul Verdin, International Management & Strategy ,KUL, Leuven, Belgium and INSEAD, France, Restructuring Alcatel during Globalisation: A Case Study Discussant: Daniel Krahenbuhl, DGXIII and Swiss Post
	ROLE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE I (Chair: Milan Konvit, Zilina University, Slovakia) Eva Ehrlich, Institute for World Economics, Budapest, Hungary The Communications Infrastructure of the Central and Eastern Europe Countries Milan Konvit, Matilda Drozdova, Zilina University, Slovakia Development of Telecoms in the Former Soviet Union block Marina Ranga, The Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium Privatisation and strategic alliances in the telecommunications sector in Central and Eastern Europe: Experience of the Czech Republic, Latvia and Ukraine Discussants: Michael Berlage, Eutelis, Düsseldorf, Germany, Branimir Burmaz, HD, Split, Croatia ROLE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE II (Chair: Jos Leyten, TNO-STB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Bart van den Hooff, Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Towards a Digital Delta: Dutch Policy on Electronic Highways Ilona Pergel, Communication Authority, Budapest, Hungary Households and Telephone Jos Leyten, TNO-STB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Knowledge Infrastructure Policies for Liberalized Telecom Markets Discussants: Eva Ehrlich, Institute for World Economics, Budapest, Hungary, Svetlana Petukhova, Institute of International Economic and Political Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia ROLE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE III (Chair: Federico Kuhlmann, Axtel, Mexico City, Mexico) Nakil Sung, Sung Hoon Cho, Korea Telecom, Soul, Korea Telephone Fixed Rate Structure and Telecommunications Development Federico Kuhlmann, Axtel, Mexico City, Mexico Towards Universal Access, Universal Service and Modern Telecommunication Services in Developing Countries Robert Horwitz, University of California, San Diego , USA Reform of the Communication Sector in South Africa Manuel Angel Abdala, CEDI, Buenos Aires, Argentina Institutions, Contracts and Regulations of the Infrastructure in Argentina Discussant: Michaela Cimatoribus, EU Commission, Brussel
	STANDARDISATION ( Chair: Frank Vercoulen, Eindhoven University of Technology ) Knut Blind, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, Karlsruhe, Germany The Impact of Intellectual Propensity Rights to Standardise at Standardisation Development Organisations: An Empirical International Cross-Section Analysis Frank Vercoulen, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, Marc van Wegberg, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands Standard Selection Modes in Dynamic, Complex Industries: Creating Hybrids between Market Selection and Negotiated Selection of Standards Discussant: Erik Bohlin, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden FORECASTING (Chair: Lester Taylor U of Arizona,Tucson, USA) Donald Kridel, University of Missouri, USA Paul Rappoport, PNR & Associates, Philadelphia,USA Lester Taylor University of Arizona,Tucson, USA The Demand for Broadband Access to the Internet by US Households Maria Lurdes Martins, University of Minho, Portugal International Differences in Telecommunications Demand Min-Young Kim, Korea Advanced Insti-tute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea A Forward-Looking Analysis of Residential Telephone Access Demand in Korea Discussant: Dieter Elixman, WIK, Bad Honnef, Germany
	PANEL I: THE EU 99 REVIEW: IMPLICATION FOR REGULATORY POLICY Philip Braun, P+T Regulation, Bonn, Germany Marcus Weinkopf, Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn, Germany Jutta Merkt, VIAG Intercom, Munich, Germany Daniel Krahenbuhl, DGXIII and Swiss Post Cristoph de Saint Viance, Bouyges Telecom, France Patrick Zenhaeuser, Swisscom, Bern PANEL II: REGULATION FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM: WHAT LESSONS HAVE WE LEARNED? Martin Cave, Brunel University, England Annegret Groebel, P+T Regulation, Bonn, Germany Dieter Elixman, WIK, Bad Honnef, Germany Luigi Prosperetti, University of Mi-lano Biocca, Italy Leonard Waverman, LECG and London Business School,,UK Jean Paul Simone, France Telecom, Paris

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