Competition in Mobile Telecoms

Many governments, particularly in developing and emerging market economies, still doubt the benefits of competition in wireless services. But international experience shows that competition in any of the digital technologies brings substantial bene...

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Main Authors:	Rossotto, Carlo Maria, Kerf, Michel, Rohlfs, Jeffrey
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	TELECOMMUNICATIONS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS MARKET COMPETITION DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CITIES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS INNOVATIONS MARKET ECONOMIES POLICY RESEARCH PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY REGULATORY MECHANISMS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/04/440933/competition-mobile-telecoms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11485

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spelling	okr-10986-114852021-06-14T11:03:52Z Competition in Mobile Telecoms Rossotto, Carlo Maria Kerf, Michel Rohlfs, Jeffrey TELECOMMUNICATIONS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS MARKET COMPETITION DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CITIES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS INNOVATIONS MARKET ECONOMIES POLICY RESEARCH PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY REGULATORY MECHANISMS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMS Many governments, particularly in developing and emerging market economies, still doubt the benefits of competition in wireless services. But international experience shows that competition in any of the digital technologies brings substantial benefits to users and creates powerful incentives for incumbent fixed-line operators to lower prices, introduce new services, and increase productivity. This Note explores the impact of competition on mobile service using data on Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology. Launched in Europe in 1992, GSM networks have grown by up to 80 percent a year and now reach an estimated 135 million subscribers in nearly 130 countries. 2012-08-13T15:12:02Z 2012-08-13T15:12:02Z 1999-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/04/440933/competition-mobile-telecoms Viewpoint. -- Note no. 184 (April 1999) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11485 English Viewpoint CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic	TELECOMMUNICATIONS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS MARKET COMPETITION DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CITIES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS INNOVATIONS MARKET ECONOMIES POLICY RESEARCH PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY REGULATORY MECHANISMS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMS
spellingShingle	TELECOMMUNICATIONS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS MARKET COMPETITION DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CITIES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS INNOVATIONS MARKET ECONOMIES POLICY RESEARCH PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY REGULATORY MECHANISMS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMS Rossotto, Carlo Maria Kerf, Michel Rohlfs, Jeffrey Competition in Mobile Telecoms
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description	Many governments, particularly in developing and emerging market economies, still doubt the benefits of competition in wireless services. But international experience shows that competition in any of the digital technologies brings substantial benefits to users and creates powerful incentives for incumbent fixed-line operators to lower prices, introduce new services, and increase productivity. This Note explores the impact of competition on mobile service using data on Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology. Launched in Europe in 1992, GSM networks have grown by up to 80 percent a year and now reach an estimated 135 million subscribers in nearly 130 countries.
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author	Rossotto, Carlo Maria Kerf, Michel Rohlfs, Jeffrey
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