Telecommunications Reform in Cote d'Ivoire

This paper analyzes Cote d'Ivoire's experience with telecommunications liberalization and privatization. Cote d'Ivoire privatized its incumbent operator in 1997, and granted the newly privatized firm seven years of fixed-line exclusivity...

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Main Authors: Laffont, Jean-Jacques, N'Guessan, Tchetche
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2028951/telecommuications-reform-cote-divoire
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19333
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spelling okr-10986-193332021-04-23T14:03:42Z Telecommunications Reform in Cote d'Ivoire Laffont, Jean-Jacques N'Guessan, Tchetche BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANKRUPTCY BROADCASTING CALLS CELLULAR OPERATORS CENTRAL BANK CIRCUITS COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS DATA NETWORKS DATA TRANSMISSION DEBT DEVALUATION DISPOSABLE INCOME ECONOMIC SITUATION EXCHANGE RATE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FIBER OPTICS FINANCIAL SECTOR GDP GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES GNP GNP PER CAPITA GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE IC ITU LDCS MEDIA MONOPOLY NEW TECHNOLOGIES POLITICAL PARTIES POSTAL SERVICES PRESENTATIONS PRIVATE NETWORKS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS RADIO RADIO FREQUENCY RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM RADIO LINKS RADIO NETWORKS RADIO SERVICES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL TELEPHONY SATELLITES SERVICE QUALITY SUBMARINE CABLES SUBSCRIBERS SWITCHING TAXATION TEACHERS TECHNICAL SUPERVISION TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIBERALIZATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEDENSITY TELEGRAPH TELEPHONE TELEPHONE DENSITY TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT TELEPHONE EXCHANGES TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONES TELEVISION VAS WAGES WEB This paper analyzes Cote d'Ivoire's experience with telecommunications liberalization and privatization. Cote d'Ivoire privatized its incumbent operator in 1997, and granted the newly privatized firm seven years of fixed-line exclusivity while introducing "managed competition" in the cellular market and free competition in value-added services (VAS). By March 2001, three cellular operators and a number of VAS providers had entered the market. Reform has thus significantly changed the landscape of Cote d'Ivoire's telecommunications sector and has brought with it tremendous improvement in sector performance. Between 1997 and 2001, fixed-line telephone penetration grew from 1.03 to 1.80 per hundred people, while mobile penetration skyrocketed from 0.26 to 4.46. But it is still too early to assess the validity of granting exclusivity to the incumbent operator. While penetration increased, the operator did not meet objectives regarding rural telephony and service quality. Moreover, fixed-line penetration increased in areas where the operator faced competition from mobile providers. 2014-08-14T20:56:19Z 2014-08-14T20:56:19Z 2002-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2028951/telecommuications-reform-cote-divoire http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19333 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2895 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Cote d'Ivoire
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topic BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BANKRUPTCY
BROADCASTING
CALLS
CELLULAR OPERATORS
CENTRAL BANK
CIRCUITS
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVENESS
DATA NETWORKS
DATA TRANSMISSION
DEBT
DEVALUATION
DISPOSABLE INCOME
ECONOMIC SITUATION
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS
FIBER OPTICS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
GDP
GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES
GNP
GNP PER CAPITA
GROWTH POTENTIAL
GROWTH RATE
IC
ITU
LDCS
MEDIA
MONOPOLY
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
POLITICAL PARTIES
POSTAL SERVICES
PRESENTATIONS
PRIVATE NETWORKS
PROGRAMMING
PROGRAMS
RADIO
RADIO FREQUENCY
RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM
RADIO LINKS
RADIO NETWORKS
RADIO SERVICES
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RURAL TELEPHONY
SATELLITES
SERVICE QUALITY
SUBMARINE CABLES
SUBSCRIBERS
SWITCHING
TAXATION
TEACHERS
TECHNICAL SUPERVISION
TELECOM
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES
TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES
TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS
TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIBERALIZATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
TELEDENSITY
TELEGRAPH
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE DENSITY
TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT
TELEPHONE EXCHANGES
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONE SERVICES
TELEPHONES
TELEVISION
VAS
WAGES
WEB
spellingShingle BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BANKRUPTCY
BROADCASTING
CALLS
CELLULAR OPERATORS
CENTRAL BANK
CIRCUITS
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVENESS
DATA NETWORKS
DATA TRANSMISSION
DEBT
DEVALUATION
DISPOSABLE INCOME
ECONOMIC SITUATION
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS
FIBER OPTICS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
GDP
GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES
GNP
GNP PER CAPITA
GROWTH POTENTIAL
GROWTH RATE
IC
ITU
LDCS
MEDIA
MONOPOLY
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
POLITICAL PARTIES
POSTAL SERVICES
PRESENTATIONS
PRIVATE NETWORKS
PROGRAMMING
PROGRAMS
RADIO
RADIO FREQUENCY
RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM
RADIO LINKS
RADIO NETWORKS
RADIO SERVICES
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RURAL TELEPHONY
SATELLITES
SERVICE QUALITY
SUBMARINE CABLES
SUBSCRIBERS
SWITCHING
TAXATION
TEACHERS
TECHNICAL SUPERVISION
TELECOM
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES
TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES
TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS
TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIBERALIZATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
TELEDENSITY
TELEGRAPH
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE DENSITY
TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT
TELEPHONE EXCHANGES
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONE SERVICES
TELEPHONES
TELEVISION
VAS
WAGES
WEB
Laffont, Jean-Jacques
N'Guessan, Tchetche
Telecommunications Reform in Cote d'Ivoire
geographic_facet Africa
Cote d'Ivoire
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2895
description This paper analyzes Cote d'Ivoire's experience with telecommunications liberalization and privatization. Cote d'Ivoire privatized its incumbent operator in 1997, and granted the newly privatized firm seven years of fixed-line exclusivity while introducing "managed competition" in the cellular market and free competition in value-added services (VAS). By March 2001, three cellular operators and a number of VAS providers had entered the market. Reform has thus significantly changed the landscape of Cote d'Ivoire's telecommunications sector and has brought with it tremendous improvement in sector performance. Between 1997 and 2001, fixed-line telephone penetration grew from 1.03 to 1.80 per hundred people, while mobile penetration skyrocketed from 0.26 to 4.46. But it is still too early to assess the validity of granting exclusivity to the incumbent operator. While penetration increased, the operator did not meet objectives regarding rural telephony and service quality. Moreover, fixed-line penetration increased in areas where the operator faced competition from mobile providers.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Laffont, Jean-Jacques
N'Guessan, Tchetche
author_facet Laffont, Jean-Jacques
N'Guessan, Tchetche
author_sort Laffont, Jean-Jacques
title Telecommunications Reform in Cote d'Ivoire
title_short Telecommunications Reform in Cote d'Ivoire
title_full Telecommunications Reform in Cote d'Ivoire
title_fullStr Telecommunications Reform in Cote d'Ivoire
title_full_unstemmed Telecommunications Reform in Cote d'Ivoire
title_sort telecommunications reform in cote d'ivoire
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2028951/telecommuications-reform-cote-divoire
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19333
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