Competition in Telecoms-Implications for Universal Service and Employment

The author argues that competition in domestic telecommunications markets promotes both universal service and employment in developing countries. Thus, incumbent monopoly operators should be reformed. And since incumbents are subject to increasingl...

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Main Author: Petrazzini, Ben A.
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/10/441228/competition-telecoms-implications-universal-service-employment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11603
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spelling okr-10986-116032021-06-14T11:04:20Z Competition in Telecoms-Implications for Universal Service and Employment Petrazzini, Ben A. TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS EMPLOYMENT DENATIONALIZATION MONOPOLIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SATELLITES MARKET COMPETITION CALLBACK SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERNET PHONE SERVICES COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITIVE MARKETS DATA TRANSMISSION ECONOMIC COOPERATION EMPLOYMENT EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS GROWTH RATE INNOVATIONS LICENSING MARKET POWER MEDIA MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY NETWORKS PROFIT MARGINS REGULATORY MECHANISMS SATELLITES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS TELECOMS TELEDENSITY TELEPHONES TELEPHONY TELEPHONY SERVICES UNIVERSAL SERVICE VALUE ADDED The author argues that competition in domestic telecommunications markets promotes both universal service and employment in developing countries. Thus, incumbent monopoly operators should be reformed. And since incumbents are subject to increasingly fierce international competition from callback services, Internet phone services, mobile satellite services, and global operators, this reform should happen sooner rather than later. 2012-08-13T15:30:44Z 2012-08-13T15:30:44Z 1996-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/10/441228/competition-telecoms-implications-universal-service-employment Viewpoint. -- Note no. 96 (October 1996) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11603 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 TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS
EMPLOYMENT
DENATIONALIZATION
MONOPOLIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SATELLITES
MARKET COMPETITION
CALLBACK SERVICES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INTERNET PHONE SERVICES COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
DATA TRANSMISSION
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
EMPLOYMENT
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS
GROWTH RATE
INNOVATIONS
LICENSING
MARKET POWER
MEDIA
MONOPOLIES
MONOPOLY
NETWORKS
PROFIT MARGINS
REGULATORY MECHANISMS
SATELLITES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS
TELECOMS
TELEDENSITY
TELEPHONES
TELEPHONY
TELEPHONY SERVICES
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
VALUE ADDED
spellingShingle TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS
EMPLOYMENT
DENATIONALIZATION
MONOPOLIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SATELLITES
MARKET COMPETITION
CALLBACK SERVICES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INTERNET PHONE SERVICES COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
DATA TRANSMISSION
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
EMPLOYMENT
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS
GROWTH RATE
INNOVATIONS
LICENSING
MARKET POWER
MEDIA
MONOPOLIES
MONOPOLY
NETWORKS
PROFIT MARGINS
REGULATORY MECHANISMS
SATELLITES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS
TELECOMS
TELEDENSITY
TELEPHONES
TELEPHONY
TELEPHONY SERVICES
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
VALUE ADDED
Petrazzini, Ben A.
Competition in Telecoms-Implications for Universal Service and Employment
relation Viewpoint
description The author argues that competition in domestic telecommunications markets promotes both universal service and employment in developing countries. Thus, incumbent monopoly operators should be reformed. And since incumbents are subject to increasingly fierce international competition from callback services, Internet phone services, mobile satellite services, and global operators, this reform should happen sooner rather than later.
format Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author Petrazzini, Ben A.
author_facet Petrazzini, Ben A.
author_sort Petrazzini, Ben A.
title Competition in Telecoms-Implications for Universal Service and Employment
title_short Competition in Telecoms-Implications for Universal Service and Employment
title_full Competition in Telecoms-Implications for Universal Service and Employment
title_fullStr Competition in Telecoms-Implications for Universal Service and Employment
title_full_unstemmed Competition in Telecoms-Implications for Universal Service and Employment
title_sort competition in telecoms-implications for universal service and employment
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/10/441228/competition-telecoms-implications-universal-service-employment
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