One of the consequences of major regulatory reform of the telecommunications sector from the end of the 1970s … former national telecommunications monopolies to expand internationally. From the 1990s, a number of these firms … explores how the regulatory framework within which telecommunications incumbents evolved over the long-term helped shape their …

recognized in the literature. In a parallel fashion, policy makers around the world initiated various restructuring efforts … telecommunications sector and the Turk Telekom case, in particular, assessing the prospects for its much-debated divestiture, evaluating … international markets, and compares telecommunications privatizations of various nations. Additionally, the study reviews major …

of the fixed-line telecommunications operator on network expansion, tariffs, and efficiency during the 1985-2007 period …

of the fixed-line telecommunications operator on network expansion, tariffs, and efficiency during the 1985-2007 period …

examining the effects of the sequence of reform in telecommunications, particularly the effects of establishing a regulatory … authority prior to privatizing incumbent telecommunications firms. Consistent with current thinking, Wallsten finds that … countries that established separate regulatory authorities prior to privatization saw increased telecommunications investment …

across populations, and that specifically targeted “bottom-up” regulation from the demand-side could usefully address these …

it to the railroad, electricity, and telecommunications sectors in Russia, Lithuania, Romania, and Poland …

ownership has evolved as an effective substitute for regulation. Policy implications are drawn …. Recognising that regulation is itself costly, and that market contracting, ownership and regulation are partly substitutable forms … contracting, ownership and regulation than does state ownership. Regulation of customer-owned distribution (and transmission) is …

discusses the main policy issues raised by the need to adapt the regulation of the noncompetitive segments of these industries …