As part of the transformation of NRRI from a clearinghouse to a source of original research, our document library is under construction. Below is a list of selected NRRI telecommunications publications, dating back to the 1980s, organized by topic; text searchable and downloadable. Some articles listed are not downloadable at this time.  All state commissions and their staff may send requests for these documents to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (301) 588-5385. Please note that we are currently unable to respond to document requests from the general public. 

Title	Author	Published	File
State High Cost Funds: Purposes, Design, and Evaluation	Bluhm, Bernt, Liu	2010	10-04
A New Era in ILEC Transfers: Safeguarding Wireline Telecom Service	Golding	2009	09-15
Carriers of Last Resort: Updating a Traditional Doctrine	Bluhm	2009	09-10
State Commissions’ Authority to Mandate Service Quality Standards When Designating Eligible Telecommunications Carriers	Bluhm	2009	09-08
Competitive Issues in Special Access Markets	Bluhm, Loube	2009	09-02
Fundamentals of Telecommunications Regulation: Markets, Jurisdiction, and Challenges	Bluhm	2008	08-10
State Certification Requirements for Eligible Telecommunications Carrier	Liu	2007	07-02
Intercarrier Compensation Reform at Debate: Major Issues of the Missoula Plan	Liu	2007	07-05
State Retail Rate Regulation of Local Exchange Providers as of December 2006	Perez-Chavolla	2007	07-04
Assessing Wireless and Broadband Substitution in Local Telephone Markets	Rosenberg	2007	07-06
State Universal Service Funding Mechanisms: Results of the NRRI’s 2005-2006 Survey	Liu, Rosenberg	2006	06-09
Briefing Paper State Retail Rate Regulation of Local Exchange Providers as Of September 2005	Perez-Chavolla	2006	06-05
Briefing Paper Intercarrier Compensation and the Missoula Plan	Rosenberg, Perez-Chavolla, Liu	2006	06-14
Commissioner Primer Universal Service	Rosenberg, Perez-Chavolla, Liu	2006	06-08
Highlights of Public Utility Regulation in 2005	NRRI	2005	05-18
What to Think About When You Think About Telecommunications Deregulation	Rosenberg, Ed Rosenberg, Joe McGarvey	2005	05-04
Survey of State Retail Telephone Quality of Service regulations for Selected Categories of Service: Metrics, Penalties and Reports	Perez-Chavolla	2004	04-09
State Retail Regulation of Local Exchange Providers As Of September 2004	Perez-Chavolla	2004	04-13
Residential Perceptions of Internet Service Quality: Results of a Survey	Hoag	2003	03-01
Consumer Utility Benchmark Survey: Value for Money: the Relationship Between Consumer Perceptions of Price and Quality of Service for Local and Long Distance Telephone Services	Perez-Chavolla	2003	03-19A
Consumer Utility Benchmark Survey: Value for Money: The Relationship Between Consumer Perceptions of Price and Quality of Service for Local and Long Distance Telephone Services	Perez-Chavolla	2003	03-19
State Analysis of Competition In Telecommunications Markets: Results Of An NRRI Survey	Rosenberg, Lee	2003	03-07
The First and Current Competitive Eras in Telecommunications: Lessons from History and Limits of Antitrust Policy Today	Chessler	2002	02-06
Performance Assurance Plans: State Experience so Far	Davis, Rosenberg, Lee	2002	02-11
State Regulatory Treatment of Advanced Telecommunication Services: Results of the 2002 Survey	Lee	2002	02-12
Why the Sky did not Fall: A Regulatory Policy Success Story Concerning NPA and NANP Exhaust and Numbering Resource Optimization	Rosenberg	2002	02-05
Balancing Competition and Universal Service: The Role Of The Regulator Five Years After The Telecommunications Act	Bernt, School	2001	01-06
The State of Regulation: An Annual Examination of the Four Utility Sectors	Costello, Harunuzzaman, Rose, Rosenberg, Sevel, Wilhelm, Wirick, Witkind-Davis	2001	01-10
Issues In Post-Entry Performance Planning For Regional Bell Operating Companies	Darr	2001	01-07
The Performance Of The State Telecommunications Industry Under Price-Cap regulation: An Assessment OF The Empirical Evidence	Abel	2000	00-14
Geographic Deaveraging of Wholesale Prices for Local Telephone Service In the United States: Some Guidelines for State Commissions	Abel, Witkind-Davis	2000	00-11
Dynamic Market Analyses for Transitional Utilities: A Role for Evolving Commissions	Burns, Costello, Rosenberg, Darr	2000	00-06
Enhancing Telecommunications Competition Through Exempt Telecommunications Companies Regulation: The Affiliate Transaction Problem	Burns, Darr	2000	00-12
A Regulatory Perspective On Dominance In Network Markets	Darr	2000	00-13
Evolving Market Structure, Conduct, and Policy In Local Telecommunications	Rosenberg, Clements	2000	00-05
Third-Party testing of Operational Support Systems: Background and Related Materials	Darr	1999	99-13
A Compilation of “Best Practices” to Implement The Telecommunication Act of 1996	Davis	1999	99-07
A Critical Perspective On A Telecommunications Bill of Rights	Davis	1999	99-09
An Economic Analysis of Marketing Affiliates in A Deregulated Electric Power Industry	Abel	1998	98-07
A Time-Series and Cross-Sectional Classification of State Regulatory Policy Adopted for Local Exchange Carriers	Abel, Clements	1998	98-25
Quality-of-Service and Market Implications of Asymmetric Standards in Telecommunications	Clements	1998	98-24
Estimating the Cost of Switching and Cables Based on Publicly Available Data	Gabel	1998	98-09
Policies on Pricing and Universal Service for Internet Traffic on the Public Switched Network	NARUC Internet Working Group	1998	98-11
State Universal Funding and Policy: an Overview and Survey	Rosenberg, Wilhelm	1998	98-20
Wireless Telecommunications In Local Markets: Policies For Inclusion	Davis, Clements	1997	97-13
Telecommunications Mergers and Acquisitions: Key Policy Issues and Options For State Regulators	Rosenberg	1997	97-20
Resolving Extended Local Calling Issues In The Implementation Of Universal Service Policy	Stroup	1997	97-17
The Eligible Telecommunications Carrier: A Strategy for Expanding Universal Service	Bernt	1996	96-26
Some Issues In Commission Mediation and Arbitration of Interconnection Agreements: Defining and Staffing The Administrative Process	Burns, Davis, Wirick	1996	96-17
Determining When Competition Is “Workable”: A Handbook for State Commissions Making Assessments Required by the Telecommunications Act of 1996	Chessler	1996	96-19
Most-Favored-Nation Clauses and Telecommunications Interconnection: Making The Safeguards Safe	Clements	1996	96-16
Telecommunications Service Quality	Davis, Blank, Landsbergen, Zearfoss, Hoag, Lawton	1996	96-11
Convergence and Controversy in Early Interconnection Agreements	Davis, Clements	1996	96-27
State Commission Mediation And Arbitration of Interconnection Agreements: Procedures and Status Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996	Davis, Zearfoss	1996	96-24
Improving Proxy Cost Models For Use In Funding Universal Service	Gabel	1996	96-34
Competition-Enhancing Costing and Pricing Standards For telecommunications Interconnection	Gabel	1996	96-22
Survey and Analysis OF The Telecommunications Quality-Of-Service Preferences and Experiences Of The Customers Of Ohio Local telephone Companies	Lawton	1996	96.33
State and Federal Number Portability Policies	Lawton, Zearfoss	1996	96-28
State Universal Service Funding Mechanisms: results of The NRRI’s Survey	Rosenberg, Stanford	1996	96-14
Breaking Away from Franchise and Rate Cases: A Perspective on the Evolution of State Telecommunications Policy	Davis	1995	95-06
Aspects of Telecommunications Reform: Results of a Survey of State Regulatory Commissions	Davis, Zearfoss, Reed	1995	95-05
Privatization, Deregulation, and Competition: Learning From The Cases Of Telecommunications In New Zealand And The United Kingdom	Gabel, Pollard	1995	94-32
Regulatory Implications Of Alternative Network Models For The Provision Of Telecommunications Services	Bernt	1994	94-29
Telecommunications Infrastructure Investments and State Regulatory Reform: A Preliminary Look At the Data	Blank, Davis, Reed	1994	94-27
Universal Service in the United States: Dimensions of the Debate	Borrows, Bernt, Lawton	1994	94-08
Competition and Interconnections: The Case of Personal Communications Services	Davis, Kruse, Pollard, Reed	1994	94-11
The Transferability of the Cooperative Federalism Model Used for Electric and Natural Gas Utilities to Telecommunications Reform Legislation	Lawton	1994	94-31
Regional Telephone Holding Companies: Structures, Affiliate, Transactions, And Regulatory Options	Rosenberg, Borrows, Hunt, Samarajiva	1993	93-05
The Impact OF Alternative Technologies On Universal Service And Competition In The Local Loop	Bernt, Kruse, Landsbergen	1992	92-16
Defining And Costing Pots: A Common Carrier Approach Using The Joint Products Methods	Hunt	1992	92-07
Contract Pricing of Electric and Telephone Service: Current Practice and Policy	Rosenberg, Duann, Nagler, Wasden	1992	92-05