LIST OF EXHIBITS
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
Arguments used to oppose the transition to competition
Arguments used to favour the transition to competition
Summary of quantitative analysis applied in this study
Assessment of economies of scale and integration
Assessment of potential user benefits arising from competition
Relationship of user benefits to true economic benefits
Cost and revenue impacts of vertical integration of cable TV business
Organisational structure of the regulation of telecommunications services in Hong Kong
Operation of the Scheme of Control
Growth in exchange lines and telephones compared with real GDP growth
Residential and business exchange lines in service compared with household and business establishment size
Number of residential lines per 100 households 1985
2.6 Average annual growth in exchange lines 1976-1986
2.7
2.8
2.9
The call to customer interface between the international and local service
Growth in international voice and data circuits
Distribution of international telephone circuits from Hong Kong as at August 31, 1986
2.10 Comparative growth in total outgoing international telephone traffic and
intensity of use
2.11 Growth of outgoing international telephone call traffic and breakdown by
destination
2.12 Comparative growth in international telex traffic and intensity of use
2.13 Changes in the range of real prices of telephone handsets
2.14 Expansion of features available on telephone sets
2.15 Expansion of key telephone system features provided by CSL and others
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