Telecom reform: progress and prospects
TL;DR: The dominant activity in telecom reform is now shifting from policy development to implementation, which is a more difficult task that depends heavily on competent, independent regulation in both developed and developing countries as mentioned in this paper.
About: This article is published in Telecommunications Policy.The article was published on 1999-02-01. It has received 76 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Telecom infrastructure sharing & Enhanced Telecom Operations Map.
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TL;DR: This case study demonstrates that the applications of actor‐network theory can be extended to investigate the formulation of a national strategy and the research design in which the social and technological contexts are dynamically connected with strategy formulation can be drawn upon by other actor‐ network studies.
Abstract: . Drawing upon actor-network theory, this article analyses the socio-technological construction of China's strategy for the telecommunications market transformation. We define the telecommunications market as the non-human actor. The public and society, the state, and the operators constitute three groups of human actors representing the social interests in the telecommunications industry. We have observed that these actors’ interests are influenced by the situation of technology advance, the telecommunications development level, the macro reform progress and the national policies concerning the political and economic systems, and the international trend in telecommunications reforms. Owing to the dynamics of these contextual elements and the struggle of actors to inscribe their interests into the national strategy, China has transformed the telecommunications market by four stages, each stage with specific foci. Our case study demonstrates that the applications of actor-network theory can be extended to investigate the formulation of a national strategy. The research design in which the social and technological contexts are dynamically connected with strategy formulation can be drawn upon by other actor-network studies.
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...Consequently, competition became a point of interest for the international telecommunications world and formed the basis for a country to design its reform (Melody, 1999)....
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...At the outset, these changes followed most international telecommunications reforms, aimed at restructuring PTT and separating the functions of market regulation and operation, and implementing liberalization (Noam & Kramer, 1994; Melody, 1999)....
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...Apart from the market change progresses in the USA and the UK, the telecommunications monopolies were generally accepted in other countries in the 1980s (Melody, 1999)....
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...Moreover, VAS competition would not threat the dominance of incumbent network operators in the whole telecommunications market and, hence, not meet strong objections from them (Melody, 1999)....
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...To adapt to the technology advances that required network convergence, a tide of enterprise mergers took place crossing national boundaries and spanning several industries, including telecommunications, computing and media (Melody, 1999)....
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18 Nov 2010TL;DR: In this paper, the authors trace the global success of Wi-Fi to the landmark change in radio spectrum policy by the US FCC in 1985, the initiative by NCR Corporation to start development of Wireless-LANs and the drive for an open standard IEEE 802.11, released in 1997.
Abstract: Wi-Fi has become the preferred means for connecting to the internet - at home, in the office, in hotels and at airports. Increasingly, Wi-Fi also provides internet access for remote communities where it is deployed by volunteers in community-based networks, by operators in 'hotspots' and by municipalities in 'hotzones'. This book traces the global success of Wi-Fi to the landmark change in radio spectrum policy by the US FCC in 1985, the initiative by NCR Corporation to start development of Wireless-LANs and the drive for an open standard IEEE 802.11, released in 1997. It also singles out and explains the significance of the initiative by Steve Jobs at Apple to include Wireless-LAN in the iBook, which moved the product from the early adopters to the mass market. The book explains these developments through first-hand accounts by industry practitioners and concludes with reflections and implications for government policy and firm strategy.
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17 May 2006
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a framework for universal access in South Africa and Uganda based on South Africa's experience with Shared Access Centres and Universal Access Policy in the context of ICT access and use.
Abstract: Executive Summary Introduction Key findings and recommendations 1. Introduction Key definitions Context and rationale Methodology Conceptual framework 2. Access Centres and South Africa's Universal Access Policy National optimism and the emergence of universal access policy Implementing universal access Access achieved? Review of the case in two communities Learning from South Africa's experience 3. Uganda's Experience with Shared Access Centres and Universal Access Policy Overview: Universal access policy and implementation Universal access and policy intent in Uganda Implementing universal access Review of the three community case studies Learning from Uganda's experience 4. Start-up and Scalability of Access Centres For-profit sector Not-for-profit sector Analysis and key lessons 5. Local Livelihoods, Reach and Development Impact Livelihoods and priorities in the community cases ICT access and use in the case communities Analysis by livelihood Impact and strategies for maximizing benefits 6. Conclusions, Lessons and Research Directions South Africa and Uganda in the broader context Lessons for policy makers Lessons for those implementing access centres Lessons for those supporting access centres Research directions Last words Bibliography
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01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present infocommunications as an evolving expansion of telecommunications with information processing and content management functions, which is referred to as information and communication(s) technology (ICT) is considered an extended synonym for IT to emphasis the integration of the unified (tele)communications.
Abstract: The convergence of telecommunications, informatics (IT) and media based on the common digital technology affected these sectors in different ways and at different times, resulting in different approaches and terms. The paper presents infocommunications as an evolving expansion of telecommunications with information processing and content management functions. Information and communication(s) technology (ICT) is considered an extended synonym for IT to emphasis the integration of the unified (tele)communications. Contents involved in the convergence process are expanded by cognitive features; and the term cognitive infocommunications was established. Subtle distinctions between these and other terms that have emerged are clarified and compared, as well as a consistent terminology is proposed. People refer to the mosaic words infocommunications, info-communications and the acronyms ICT, IST, TIM and other terms to identify a sector born as a result of digital convergence, a convergence process triggered by the huge scale development of digital technology. The role of the convergent sector is relevant in the realization of the information/knowledge/networked society. This sector, more precisely the ICT sector, represents about 5% of the EU economy, but it generates 25% of total business expenditure in Research and Development (R&D), and investments in this sector account for 50% of all European productivity growth (7). The uniform digital technology base has given rise not only to the effectiveness of the economies of scale and the efficient increase of the complexity of the products and services, but has also provided additional synergic opportunities for the combination of the functions. Therefore the sector is not only
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...The value chains of the voice, data and media communications have been merged; horizontal convergence and some integration of the services, networks and terminals can be identified, and a single value chain with horizontal layers can be shaped (Figure 1b) [16, 24, 27, 28]....
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01 Jan 1994
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe an analytical framework for studying the main issues in regulatory reform, and then apply the analysis to the British experience in four utility industries - telecommunications, gas, electricity, and water supply.
Abstract: Regulatory reform had its beginnings in the United States in the 1970s, and today it is taking place around the globe. One of the central questions for industrial policy is how to regulate firms with market power. Regulatory Reform tackles this important policy issue in two parts: it describes an analytical framework for studying the main issues in regulatory reform, and then applies the analysis to the British experience in four utility industries - telecommunications, gas, electricity, and water supply. Britain's utility industries, state-owned monopolies just ten years ago, offer a dramatic example of comprehensive reforms with parallels elsewhere: industries have been restructured, markets have been liberalized, and new regulatory methods and institutions have been created. The authors focus on common policy questions that arise in each industry while taking into account the considerable diversity between the industries and the different reform policies adopted. The analysis and experience in Britain's utility industries also provides a rich variety of issues concerning monopolistic and anticompetitive practices that are of interest for competition policy in general.
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...For a comprehensive analysis of UK reforms, see Armstrong et al 1994....
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...For a comprehensive analysis of UK reforms, see Armstrong et al 1994 ....
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01 Mar 1998
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the role of ICTs for sustainable development in knowledge-based development in developing countries, focusing on the creation of innovative knowledge societies and ICT Indicators of Developing country Participation in 'Knowledge Societies'.
Abstract: 1: Building Innovative 'Knowledge Societies'. 2: Innovation Systems and the Science and Technology Base. 3: ICT Indicators of Developing Country Participation in 'Knowledge Societies'. 4: Building National Information Infrastructures - Producing the Components. 5: Promoting Access to National Information Infrastructures. 6: Using ICTs for Sustainable Development. 7: Capability Building for Innovative 'Knowledge Societies'. 8: Employment, Gender Issues, and International Trade in Services. 9: Intellectual Property in the New 'Knowledge Societies'. 10: National ICT Strategy Formation. 11: International Institutions and Governance for 'Knowledge Societies'. 12: Toward National Strategies for Knowledge-Based Development. 13: Innovative 'Knowledge Societies' for Sustainable Development
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...One set involves eight indicators which were selected “based on data availability and their value in provoking thought about different patterns of development in knowledge societies” (Mansell and Wehn 1998, p. 36)....
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18 Oct 1995
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe Restructuring Telecommunications Services: A Transformation Without Boundaries Explaining Divergent Policy Outcomes Argentina 1980-1989: The Rocky Road to Reform Argentina 1989-1991: Full Privatization, Limited Liberalization Mexico 1988-1991, A Sweeping Reform Generalizing the Argument Success and Failure of Telecom Reform in Other LDCs The Socioeconomic Impact of Reform Conclusion Bibliography Index
Abstract: Figures Abbreviations Glossary Introduction Restructuring Telecommunications Services: A Transformation Without Boundaries Explaining Divergent Policy Outcomes Argentina 1980-1989: The Rocky Road to Reform Argentina 1989-1991: Full Privatization, Limited Liberalization Mexico 1988-1991: A Sweeping Reform Generalizing the Argument Success and Failure of Telecom Reform in Other LDCs The Socioeconomic Impact of Reform Conclusion Bibliography Index
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"Telecom reform: progress and prospe..." refers background in this paper
...See also Petrazzini 1995; and Melody 1997 (Ed.)...
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