Introducing Telecommunications Competition through a Wireless License : Lessons from Morocco
In August 1999 the Moroccan government awarded a second mobile telecommunications license through international tender. All bidders made commitments on quality, coverage, and tariffs that would significantly expand and improve telecommunications se...
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okr-10986-114492021-06-14T11:02:36Z Introducing Telecommunications Competition through a Wireless License : Lessons from Morocco Wellenius, Bjorn Rossotto, Carlo Maria TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEREGULATION BIDDING LICENCE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS BENCHMARK BID BIDDERS BIDDING CONSUMERS DUOPOLY EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FORECASTS FOREIGN INVESTORS GDP GDP PER CAPITA INCOME INNOVATIONS LEASED LINES LICENSING MARGINAL COST NETWORKS PRESENT VALUE PROGRAMS PURCHASING POWER REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TENDERING TEXT TRANSPARENCY In August 1999 the Moroccan government awarded a second mobile telecommunications license through international tender. All bidders made commitments on quality, coverage, and tariffs that would significantly expand and improve telecommunications services. The winning bidder, Medi Telecom, paid about US$1.1 billion for the fifteen-year license to operate under relatively unfettered competition-one of the highest prices ever paid for a mobile license relative to population size. Just as impressive is that the price was offered in a country usually off the radar screen of foreign investors. This Note examines why Morocco was able to reap these big rewards. 2012-08-13T15:06:09Z 2012-08-13T15:06:09Z 1999-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/11/438312/introducing-telecommunications-competition-through-wireless-license-lessons-morocco http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11449 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 199 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Morocco |
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEREGULATION BIDDING LICENCE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS BENCHMARK BID BIDDERS BIDDING CONSUMERS DUOPOLY EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FORECASTS FOREIGN INVESTORS GDP GDP PER CAPITA INCOME INNOVATIONS LEASED LINES LICENSING MARGINAL COST NETWORKS PRESENT VALUE PROGRAMS PURCHASING POWER REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TENDERING TEXT TRANSPARENCY |
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEREGULATION BIDDING LICENCE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS BENCHMARK BID BIDDERS BIDDING CONSUMERS DUOPOLY EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FORECASTS FOREIGN INVESTORS GDP GDP PER CAPITA INCOME INNOVATIONS LEASED LINES LICENSING MARGINAL COST NETWORKS PRESENT VALUE PROGRAMS PURCHASING POWER REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TENDERING TEXT TRANSPARENCY Wellenius, Bjorn Rossotto, Carlo Maria Introducing Telecommunications Competition through a Wireless License : Lessons from Morocco |
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In August 1999 the Moroccan government
awarded a second mobile telecommunications license through
international tender. All bidders made commitments on
quality, coverage, and tariffs that would significantly
expand and improve telecommunications services. The winning
bidder, Medi Telecom, paid about US$1.1 billion for the
fifteen-year license to operate under relatively unfettered
competition-one of the highest prices ever paid for a mobile
license relative to population size. Just as impressive is
that the price was offered in a country usually off the
radar screen of foreign investors. This Note examines why
Morocco was able to reap these big rewards. |
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Publications & Research :: Viewpoint |
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Wellenius, Bjorn Rossotto, Carlo Maria |
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Wellenius, Bjorn Rossotto, Carlo Maria |
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Wellenius, Bjorn |
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Introducing Telecommunications Competition through a Wireless License : Lessons from Morocco |
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Introducing Telecommunications Competition through a Wireless License : Lessons from Morocco |
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Introducing Telecommunications Competition through a Wireless License : Lessons from Morocco |
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Introducing Telecommunications Competition through a Wireless License : Lessons from Morocco |
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Introducing Telecommunications Competition through a Wireless License : Lessons from Morocco |
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introducing telecommunications competition through a wireless license : lessons from morocco |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/11/438312/introducing-telecommunications-competition-through-wireless-license-lessons-morocco http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11449 |
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