Action is in the present and the future. Most management decisions have to be based on forecasts, for which history is an imperfect guide. Engineers want the figures for system planning, and regulators, especially in the UK and the US, want them as an aid to setting profits and prices. Operators use them extensively for business planning, budgeting, estimating the effects of regulatory constraints and other purposes.

Inspec keywords: pricing; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication network management

Other keywords: telecommunication planning process; UK; system planning; US; business planning

Subjects: Communication network design, planning and routing