Because of the lack of competition regulation, certain contract provisions attempt to substitute for such vacuum. In an era when private ownership of infrastructure projects is gaining grounds, the need for elaborated competition regulation is more pressing than ever. Private ownership does not necessarily mean personal funding. The more common mode of funding involves a syndicate of banks, whi...

To approach the subject in a reasonably intelligent manner, 1 thought first of finding out what other states were doing— how they were approaching the problems, and whether they were coming up with any solutions. I mailed a questionnaire to fourteen states, mostly surrounding Indiana and Ohio, and therefore with similar public utility organiza­ tions and similar types of trees and other woody f...

In the 1980s the primary networks were circuit-switched. These networks were public utilities operated as monopolies. As we all know, circuit-switched networks have been largely replaced by packet-switched networks. Public utilities have been replaced by a highly competitive marketplace. An older generation of engineers has been replaced by a new one, and the appreciation of formal methods has ...

Finally, we thank staff from the state energy offices, public utilities commissions, and electric utilities who provided information for this report. Of course, any remaining errors or omissions are our own.