by Leung Hon-Kit. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-93). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.vi / CHAPTER / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.5 / "An Account of Telecommunications Deregulation in the U.S., U.K. and Japan" --- p.6 / Major Determinants of International Telephone Demand --- p.7 / Sources of Data --- p.7 / Analysis Method --- p.9 / Chapter III. --- MODELS AND RESULTS --- p.11 / Econometric --- p.11 / Box-Jenkins --- p.29 / Chapter IV. --- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS --- p.38 / Multi-Carriers Effect --- p.39 / IVANS/Leased Circuit Effect --- p.41 / Price Elasticity of Demand --- p.42 / Impact on Dominant Carriers --- p.43 / Inference to Hong Kong Situtation --- p.44 / APPENDIXES --- p.46 / Chapter A. --- Traffic Statistics --- p.46 / Chapter B. --- Collection Charge Statistics --- p.54 / Chapter C. --- Economic Statistics --- p.56 / Chapter D. --- Charts of U.S. Telephone Traffic to Hong Kong and ARIMA Modelling --- p.59 / Chapter E. --- Charts of Hong Kong Telephone Traffic to US and ARIMA Modelling --- p.64 / Chapter F. --- Charts of UK Telephone Traffic to Hong Kong and ARIMA Modelling --- p.70 / Chapter G. --- Charts of Hong Kong Telephone Traffic to U.K. and ARIMA Modelling --- p.75 / Chapter H. --- Charts of Japan Telephone Traffic to Hong Kong and ARIMA Modelling --- p.80 / Chapter I. --- Charts of Hong Kong Telephone Traffic to Japan and ARIMA Modelling --- p.85 / Chapter J. --- Plots of Residuals of the Econometric Models --- p.90 / BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCE --- p.92