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542 PAUL MYLONAS AND GEORGE PAPACONSTANTINOUTable 10A-5. Major Areas of PTO ExpenditurePer centDepreciationWagesTaxesGreece 18 35 14.5OECD 26 28 6UK 20 28 8Germany 23 22 6SOURCE: OECD.Table 10A-6. Investment/CapitaUSD/capitaGreece 90OECD 150UK 180Japan 260SOURCE: OECD.Table 10A-7. OECD Price Basket (PPP)US dollarsResidentialBusinessSOURCE: OECD.Greece 530 1,116OECD 427 971Germany 419 983UK 367 826US 340 1,036Similarly, the telecom regulator, EETT, also has new powers. Given the role ofthe EU and its directives, these agencies will become a significant force. Whatis needed now is to ensure that the structure of the regulated sectors is not setin stone before the day when regulators are truly informed and powerful.For example the authors discuss the state-owned electricity company’sattempt to bid for a wireless local loop license. Such attempts must be controlled.Telecoms is relatively well handled compared with other regulated sectors.In electricity, the authors detail the cross-sector financial ownership,profit sharing arrangements and other constraints on competition. In elec-

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