Telecommunications: Competition in the Mobile Communications Industry
(Testimony, 10/12/95, GAO/T-RCED-96-20).

GAO discussed some of the key changes occurring in the cellular
telephone industry and their impact on competition. GAO noted that: (1)
Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have increased
the amount of radio spectrum available for mobile telecommunications and
have allowed new companies to provide these services; (2) the use of
digital technology will result in greater utilization of the radio
spectrum and is one of the most important factors affecting the cellular
telephone industry; (3) new cellular providers are expected to enter the
cellular market, increase competition, and lower consumer prices within
the next 2 years; (4) cellular resellers are proposing to expand their
role in delivering cellular service, so that they can create more
competition and benefit consumers; and (5) this proposal is unlikely to
provide lower prices for consumers, since resellers will not be
competing at the wholesale level.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-96-20
     TITLE:  Telecommunications: Competition in the Mobile 
             Communications Industry
      DATE:  10/12/95
   SUBJECT:  Telephone communications operations
             Radio communications operations
             Competition
             Price regulation
             Independent regulatory commissions
             Technology transfer
             Consumer protection
             Telecommunications equipment
             Monopolies
             Licenses
IDENTIFIER:  United Kingdom
             
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