summary | table of contents | readability | intended audience | related links | the book's utility Table of Contents Interconnection as the Key to the Network of Networks Breakdown of the Centralized Network and the Emergence of the Network of  Networks Why Regulate Interconnection Regulation of Interconnection and Unbundling in a Competitive Market Consequence of Interconnection on the Network System Early History: Interconnection as the Tool for the Creation of Monopoly Period of No Agreements in the United States Period of Contracted Agreements Road to Regulated Interconnection Establishment of a Regulatory System Early History of Interconnection in Europe Using Interconnection Policy to Establish Competition and to Control Markets Reciprocity and Symmetry Equipment Interconnection US System of Access Charges Mobile Interconnection Local Competition and Interconnection The 1996 Telecommunications Act Cable Television Interconnection Internet Interconnection Pricing of Interconnection and Access Unregulated Pricing of Interconnection Regulated Pricing of Interconnection Zero-Charge (Bill-and-Keep) and Lump-Sum Charges Average Cost Pricing Fully Distributed Cost Pricing, Two-Part Tariffs, and Capacity-Based Pricing Price Caps Ramsey Pricing (Optimal Price Discrimination) Wholesale Pricing Efficient Component Pricing Marginal Cost Pricing and Average Incremental Cost Pricing The Costs of Interconnection Arbitrage Model Pricing of Third-Party Neutrality and Arbitrage Interconnection Around the World International Interconnection Open Network Provision in Europe Unbundling the Network Why Unbundling? Open Network Architecture Interconnection and Technology Physical Interconnection Standardization Service Quality Numbering and Portability Interconnection and the Flow of Content Evolution of Common Carriage Third-Party Neutrality as a Substitute for Common Carriage The Interconnection Status of Cable TV Access to Teleco High-Speed Service Social Issues in the Interconnected Network: Universal Service and Privacy Universal Service Privacy in the Network of Networks Into the Future Emerging Network Technology Transformation of Networks Future of Regulation in the Network of Networks Regulating Interconnection Societal Interconnectivity