Article | Social Studies of Science | October – December 1998

The Evidence Does Not Speak for Itself: Expert Witnesses and the Organization of DNA Typing Companies

Keywords: Genetics; Business Ventures;

Format: Print

32 pages

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Daemmrich, Arthur A. "The Evidence Does Not Speak for Itself: Expert Witnesses and the Organization of DNA Typing Companies." Special Issue on Contested Identities: Science, Law and Forensic Practice. Social Studies of Science 28, nos. 5/6 (October–December 1998): 741–772.

Leaders of the Romanian telecommunications agency must decide about a proposed international merger and how to structure bandwidth auctions critical to the telecoms market. The case is designed to teach about regulatory choices from the perspective of a regulatory agency, but it also describes the competitive standing of domestic and international telecoms providers in Romania and the challenges of operating as a "foreign" multinational, even in the European Union where protection of national champions is supposedly obsolete. Policy tradeoffs are developed among approving, delaying, or denying the proposed merger of domestic Romtelecom with Greek-based Cosmote. Likewise, tradeoffs are described for bandwidth auctions, notably among public transparency, maximizing revenue, preventing collusion, promoting efficient use of spectrum, broadening coverage, and fostering innovation in products and services.

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