Telecom reforms in the EU: Prices and consumers' satisfaction
The paper shows the impact of privatization and liberalization on consumers in the telecommunication sector for 15 EU countries. Policy reforms are summarized by the OECD regulatory indicators (REGREF) that consider the extent of privatization, vertical disintegration, and market entry. After controlling for other country variables, first, a test of the impact of ownership and regulatory changes on consumer prices is given. In the second step, the Eurobarometer data on consumers' satisfaction about quality and prices of the telecommunication service are considered. The analysis confirms the importance of market regulation in reducing prices but minimizes the role played by privatization per se. Overall, the findings offer only mixed evidence, and somehow contradict, the hypothesis that all the reforms work in a similar way across the EU countries.
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2011
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Authors: | Bacchiocchi, Emanuele ; Florio, Massimo ; Gambaro, Marco |
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Telecommunications Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0308-5961. - Vol. 35.2011, 4, p. 382-396
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Elsevier |
Keywords: | Telecom industry liberalization Privatization European consumers |
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