info: Volume 1 Issue 4

Under siege: data privacy in Hong Kong and elsewhere

Beth Simone Noveck

Looks at an attempt by a Hong Kong legislator to find out the Chinese Government’s information on her prior to their privacy law. Concludes the unwillingness of governments and…

Communication and the end of sovereignty?

Andrew Calabrese

The prospect that technological and social innovation in the use of communication and information technologies are bringing about an end to sovereignty has been a source of…

Mining and mapping web content

Sam Paltridge

Provides brief overviews of new interactive tools and indicators surrounding content analysis on the web, focusing on those windows and tools that are publicly accessible on the…

Has Telecom Italia broken the mould of European capitalism?

Peter Curwen

Sets out to question whether massive restructuring of the Telecoms sector in Europe will happen and what, if any, effect this would have, based on the takeover battle for Telecom…

The German cellular market: a case of involuntary competition?

Philipp M. Nattermann

Examines empirical evidence of firm behaviour over time in Germany’s cellular market. Shows operators concentrated initially on product characteristics competition, to avoid price…

Footprints in cyberspace: towards a theory of mergers in network industries

Dennis L. Weisman

Suggests this analysis’ principal objective is to demonstrate that recent merger activity in US Bell operating companies can foster increased incentives for out‐of‐region entry…