Painful Progress: German Telecommunications Reform

Bit by Bit ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 278-298
Author(s):  
Robin Gaster ◽  
Erik R. Olbeter ◽  
Amy Bolster ◽  
Clyde V. Prestowitz
Keyword(s):  
Telecommunications Reform

Telecommunications in Transition

2001 ◽  
pp. 129-148
Author(s):  
Xu Yan ◽  
James Y.L. Thong
Keyword(s):  
Global Scale ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
International Context ◽  
Telecommunications Reform ◽  
Reform Strategies ◽  
Reform Program ◽  
Telecommunications Sector ◽  
Insight Into

In this article, we seek to provide a deep insight into telecommunications reform strategies by studying the Chinese experience in the international context. We argue that, while the telecommunications sector generally has been moving towards full liberalization and deregulation on the global scale, there is great variation in how this has been achieved in individual countries. Countries have adopted a variety of transitional mechanisms in their telecommunications reform process. We suggest that an efficient reform program should be formulated by correctly analyzing the context, including the development stage of the telecommunications sector, and the economic and political environment. China presents one such experience.

Telecommunications reform in Croatia

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dubravko Sabolić
Keyword(s):  
Telecommunications Reform

Crippling Competition: Critical Reflections on Disability and Australian Telecommunications Policy

2000 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerard Goggin ◽  
Christopher Newell
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
High Time ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Telecommunications Policy ◽  
Disability Discrimination ◽  
Telecommunications Reform ◽  
The Past ◽  
Explicit Reference ◽  
Disability Discrimination Act

Telecommunications reform in Australia, and in particular the introduction of competition, is often claimed to have delivered benefits to consumers. From the perspective of people with disability, this competition so far can been seen as crippling rather than enabling. There have been some gains for telecommunications for people with disabilities over the past decade in particular —delivered by slowly changing corporate attitudes buttressed by the explicit reference to the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 in the Telecommunications Act 1997. This article examines telecommunications and disability in Australia since 1975, and concludes that it is high time for a telecommunications and new media industry where measures of outcomes would include utilising the experiences and meeting the needs, expectations and aspirations of those who live with disability.

Telecommunications reform and the internal market in Europe

Info ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolter Lemstra ◽  
Nicolai van Gorp
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Communications ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Internal Market ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Telecommunications Reform ◽  
Long Run

PurposeThis paper seeks to make an assessment of the progress towards a fully fledged internal market for e‐communications in the European Union. The assessment is placed in the context of a quarter century of telecommunications reform in Europe.Design/methodology/approachA combination of qualitative and quantitative assessments is applied with a focus on fixed and mobile communications. The qualitative assessment includes interviews and a questionnaire. The quantitative assessment is based on econometric analysis of panel data.FindingsRemoving the remaining barriers in the internal market may in the long run provide benefits of €27‐55bn or the equivalent of 0.2‐0.4 percent of GDP at the European level. Major barriers identified are related to the degree of openness of national markets and the ability of telecom firms to exploit EU‐level economies of scale.Research limitations/implicationsIn the econometric benefit analysis no secondary effects are included. Further research is recommended to assess the effects, costs and benefits of enforcing a higher degree of harmonisation.Practical implicationsThe paper provides insights and recommendations that are valuable for policy makers.Originality/valueThe paper places the research executed in support of a study for the European Commission in the historical context of the telecommunications reform.

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