Alain de Fontenay is principal with T.E.L.A. Group where he continues his specialization on the economics of telecommunications. He has also worked at Bellcore, where he was named Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, and the Canadian Government. His present focus is industrial organization applied to network-based firms with an emphasis on the link between the evolution of technology, services, competition, and regulation. He is a board member and co-founder of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS), a member of Communications & Strategies' Scientific Committee, and an associate editor of Information, Economics, and Policy.