at the heart of the reforms of the telecommunications industry in developing countries, namely, liberalization …, privatization, and the (re)structuring of regulation. Second, it attempts to estimate the extent to which these policies have … translated into actual deployment of telecommunications infrastructure. This simultaneous investigation is conducted by means of …

telecommunications sector. However, the importance of competition has become more apparent with each new development in the sector. Given … documents and data to assess the nature and extent of barriers to entry and expansion in the telecommunications sector. The … assessment considers three categories of barriers to entry namely, access to facilities, the slow pace of regulation and …

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 has yielded more litigation and less local competition than its supporters expected … framework for reform. The successful deregulations of the transportation industries and of long-distance telecommunications … telecommunications competition. Transportation deregulation successfully prompted competition where (as in the case of airlines and …

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 …

More than a decade has passed since the liberalization of telecommunications in the Netherlands. Nevertheless, the …-based competition, by fine-tuning access regulation, working as intended? What can one learn from the Dutch experience? As scale …

at the heart of the reforms of the telecommunications industry in developing countries, namely, liberalization …, privatization, and the (re)structuring of regulation. Second, it attempts to estimate the extent to which these policies have … translated into actual deployment of telecommunications infrastructure. This simultaneous investigation is conducted by means of …

This paper analyzes the link between regulation, institutions, and telecommunications investment in Latin America. The … vice versa. Moreover, their impact is significantly stronger when good regulation and institutions interact, suggesting … cybersecurity and piracy control regulation, and fighting corruption and undue influence stand out as the priorities to increase …

Causes and consequences of policy reform in utility industries continue to draw debate in US state legislatures. State … commissions approve various deregulatory mechanisms in different industries at different times. In the telecommunications market … state commissions adopted retail restructuring via Section 271 of the Telecommunications Act at different points in time …

inputs to its competitors in the market for final telecommunications products at a price that reflects all its costs …