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1Course Introduction and Competitive Structure of Telecoms Industry: The Effect of Convergence
2What Caused the Telecom Crash? Is there Light at the End of the Tunnel?
3The Economics of Networks and Regulation
4Regulation, Deregulation and the Telecom Act of 1996
5Competition in Local Service

Wireline + Wireless. Will Cellular Replace Residential Wireline Service?
6Competition for Residential Local and Long Distance
7Competition in Mobile & Wireless Communications

Competition for Standards and Coverage
8Future Wireless Technology

Speaker: Dick Lynch, CTO, Verizon Wireless
9The Direction of Future Competition

Full Service Operators (any-distance service, wireline/wireless, voice, Internet access). Integration of Voice, Data, and Wireless Networks.
10Competition in Wireless – Winning Strategies

Speakers:
Scott Wiener, Nextel VP
Brian Toll, 15.020 alum and Nextel Manager, Strategic Pricing & Analysis
11Internet Commerce in an Wireless World

Speaker: Hoss Mohsenzadeh, Aliaswire Inc.
12Entrepreneurs in Telecommunications

Speaker: Carl Stjernfeldt, Battery Ventures
13Competition in an Industry where the Service Look to be Increasingly like a Commodity with Little Differentiation

Speaker: Carlos Lopez-Abadia, Qwest CIO
14Are Spectrum Auctions a Good Idea?
15Future Competition in Telecommunications
16Global Competition: Will Anyone Ever Make Money in China?

Speakers: You! Class members from around the world describe competition in their home markets.
17Mobile Handset Market Value Chain
18Will Telecom and IT be a Growing Industry or like a "Water Utility?"
19Student Presentations
20Student Presentations
21Student Presentations

Course Evaluations
22Last Day of Class

 








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