The Foundations and Formation of Public Policies for the Deregulation of Telecommunications and the Effects upon Network Management Solutions

Introduction Economic considerations are and have been a part of Network Management solutions. The progressive application of deregulation to the Global and National Telecommunications industries have created a situation where the economic elements to be considered in the design of network management solutions, have become dominant. The reason for this, is that fully deregulated markets create a level of competition, which makes it necessary for participating companies to be fully aware of cost levels, fixed and variable, in choosing a solution to a Network Management problem. To understand the growth and dominance of the economic elements in the design of network solutions the reasons for the emergence of deregulated telecommunication service markets should be understood.