A Model for Calculating Interconnection Costs in Telecommunications
Since the past decade, several Sub-Saharan African governments, through technical assistance provided by the World Bank and other donors, have undertaken to reform their telecommunications sectors, by implementing market liberalization policies, pr...
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okr-10986-150402021-04-23T14:03:12Z A Model for Calculating Interconnection Costs in Telecommunications Um, Paul Noumba Gille, Laurent Simon, Lucile Rudelle, Christophe ARCHITECTURE BENCHMARKING CALLS CD CELLULAR OPERATORS CENTER COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES CONSUMERS ECONOMIC CRITERIA ECONOMICS RESEARCH GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INCUMBENT OPERATORS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS LINES MATHEMATICAL MODELS MOBILE NETWORKS MODELING MODULES MONOPOLY RENTS NETWORKS OPTIMIZATION RADIO RADIO SYSTEMS REGULATORY REGIMES RURAL RADIO SIMULATION SUBSCRIBERS SWITCHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TOPOLOGY TOTAL COSTS TYPOLOGY UNION UNIVERSAL SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY MODEL PLANNING SYSTEMS ECONOMIC CRITERIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DONOR COORDINATION PRIVATIZATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS BENCHMARKING REGULATORY CAPACITY ECONOMIC COSTS Since the past decade, several Sub-Saharan African governments, through technical assistance provided by the World Bank and other donors, have undertaken to reform their telecommunications sectors, by implementing market liberalization policies, privatizing the incumbent public operator, and creating autonomous and independent regulatory bodies. The core objective of these reforms is to significantly improve access, and affordability, to telecommunications services on the basis of the assumption that a more friendly and predictable business environment will attract more private investment. However, the provision of interconnection services, on fair and efficient terms, has rapidly emerged as a main bottleneck. In fact, new legislation and regulations enacted in Sub-Saharan Africa recognize the interconnection rights ascribed to all telecommunications service providers and network operators. In addition, these regulations also request the incumbent fixed operator to supply interconnection services to new entrants on a fair and competitive basis. Despite the clarity and soundness of the legislative provisions in that respect (cost oriented, nondiscriminatory, fair, and transparent), the number of interconnection disputes has increased, and long-lasting interconnection disputes have discredited the reputation and credibility of new regulatory regimes. 2013-08-12T21:23:33Z 2013-08-12T21:23:33Z 2004 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3003467/model-calculating-interconnection-costs-telecommunications 0-8213-5671-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15040 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank and the Public–Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication |
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ARCHITECTURE BENCHMARKING CALLS CD CELLULAR OPERATORS CENTER COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES CONSUMERS ECONOMIC CRITERIA ECONOMICS RESEARCH GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INCUMBENT OPERATORS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS LINES MATHEMATICAL MODELS MOBILE NETWORKS MODELING MODULES MONOPOLY RENTS NETWORKS OPTIMIZATION RADIO RADIO SYSTEMS REGULATORY REGIMES RURAL RADIO SIMULATION SUBSCRIBERS SWITCHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TOPOLOGY TOTAL COSTS TYPOLOGY UNION UNIVERSAL SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY MODEL PLANNING SYSTEMS ECONOMIC CRITERIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DONOR COORDINATION PRIVATIZATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS BENCHMARKING REGULATORY CAPACITY ECONOMIC COSTS |
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ARCHITECTURE BENCHMARKING CALLS CD CELLULAR OPERATORS CENTER COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES CONSUMERS ECONOMIC CRITERIA ECONOMICS RESEARCH GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INCUMBENT OPERATORS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS LINES MATHEMATICAL MODELS MOBILE NETWORKS MODELING MODULES MONOPOLY RENTS NETWORKS OPTIMIZATION RADIO RADIO SYSTEMS REGULATORY REGIMES RURAL RADIO SIMULATION SUBSCRIBERS SWITCHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TOPOLOGY TOTAL COSTS TYPOLOGY UNION UNIVERSAL SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY MODEL PLANNING SYSTEMS ECONOMIC CRITERIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DONOR COORDINATION PRIVATIZATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS BENCHMARKING REGULATORY CAPACITY ECONOMIC COSTS Um, Paul Noumba Gille, Laurent Simon, Lucile Rudelle, Christophe A Model for Calculating Interconnection Costs in Telecommunications |
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Since the past decade, several
Sub-Saharan African governments, through technical
assistance provided by the World Bank and other donors, have
undertaken to reform their telecommunications sectors, by
implementing market liberalization policies, privatizing the
incumbent public operator, and creating autonomous and
independent regulatory bodies. The core objective of these
reforms is to significantly improve access, and
affordability, to telecommunications services on the basis
of the assumption that a more friendly and predictable
business environment will attract more private investment.
However, the provision of interconnection services, on fair
and efficient terms, has rapidly emerged as a main
bottleneck. In fact, new legislation and regulations enacted
in Sub-Saharan Africa recognize the interconnection rights
ascribed to all telecommunications service providers and
network operators. In addition, these regulations also
request the incumbent fixed operator to supply
interconnection services to new entrants on a fair and
competitive basis. Despite the clarity and soundness of the
legislative provisions in that respect (cost oriented,
nondiscriminatory, fair, and transparent), the number of
interconnection disputes has increased, and long-lasting
interconnection disputes have discredited the reputation and
credibility of new regulatory regimes. |
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Um, Paul Noumba Gille, Laurent Simon, Lucile Rudelle, Christophe |
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Um, Paul Noumba Gille, Laurent Simon, Lucile Rudelle, Christophe |
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Um, Paul Noumba |
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A Model for Calculating Interconnection Costs in Telecommunications |
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A Model for Calculating Interconnection Costs in Telecommunications |
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A Model for Calculating Interconnection Costs in Telecommunications |
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A Model for Calculating Interconnection Costs in Telecommunications |
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A Model for Calculating Interconnection Costs in Telecommunications |
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model for calculating interconnection costs in telecommunications |
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Washington, DC: World Bank and the Public–Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility |
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2013 |
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