The interconnection imperative. E pluribus unum

Abstract

The interconnection of telecommunication networks will be the subject of major policy debate and decision in the 1990s. This article reviews and comments upon the differing approaches to interconnection that are evolving in certain countries which have introduced basic (or primary) competition in infrastructure and voice. It suggests new ways by which governments, regulators and operators might view and resolve some of the issues of principle surrounding interconnection and explores whether the interconnection process is capable of being streamlined by the application of universally acceptable principles. © 1993.