JOINT COST AND PRICE DISCRIMINATION:THE PROBLEM OF COMMUNICATING SATELLITES,

摘要

The purpose of the paper is to examine the nature of the potential conflict arising with the interaction of economic and political factors involved in establishing and operating the international enterprise. After a brief description of the technology of satellites and institutional arrangements for developing and operating a commericial system,data are given from past studies of satellites for analysis of the structure of cost. With use of a theoretical peak-load pricing model,in light of the cost analysis,the problem of efficient pricing for satellites is discussed. The enterprise is believed to face serious dilemmas with respect to its pricing policies,given the various objectives set forth in the Communications Satellite Act.