@techreport{oai:grips.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000939, author = {TONE, Kaoru}, note = {https://www.grips.ac.jp/list/facultyinfo/tone_kaoru/, Price-settings of public utilities, e.g., telecommunications, electricity and water supply, are crucial societal matters. As a part of the deregulation promotion policy in Japan, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) has set forth a price-cap system for telecommunication utilities that starts from October 1, 2000. This is the first instance in Japan where a price-cap system has been introduced to such an influential field as telecommunications. This paper describes how the cap was determined by referring to an analytical tool called Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA).}, title = {DEA AS APPLIED TO PRICE-CAP SETTINGS OF NTT} }