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		<title>Lobbyist-to-English Phrasebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Optimal Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lobbyists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When network operators claim that certain policies will harm investment in networks, these claims have to be examined critically.  Implicit in this investment-for-certain-policies argument is that certain policies might increase the capital required for network investment or lower the cashflows associated with the investment, lowering the rate of return.  This is a fair argument.  However, in order to properly evaluate that argument, the carrier has to provide regulator with its financial model for its network investment decisions, including all assumptions.  Otherwise, this argument should be rejected out of hand for being unsubstantiated.  It is foolish for the regulator to assume that its actions have no consequences on the profitability of the firms it regulates.  However, it must examine the trade-offs inherent in its actions to obtain the best possible outcome. In the final analysis, there are better vehicles for stimulating investment in networks such as intellectual property rights, tax policy, grants, loan guarantees, and industrial policy.  In most cases, the telecoms regulator has no authority to pursue these policies.]]></description>
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