The Influence of Institutional Structure on Regulatory Choices and the Impact of these Choices on the Telecommunication Marketplace (original) (raw)

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The telecommunications regulatory authorities are separate independent bodies equipped with people with the knowledge of the technology and the economics of the sector and endowed with certain statutory power to oversee the market. In different countries these sector specific organizations are different in terms of structure, scope and level of independence. Nonetheless, these independent regulatory authorities (IRA) take various decisions that are often proved to be vital to change the course of the specific sector. This research aims to understand what influences the regulatory decisions and how the decisions impact the course of the sector. Mobile telephony and Internet revolutionized the telecommunication marketplace since early 1990s. Better technology made transfer of real time voice and video transfer via Internet affordable and ubiquitous. The need for spectrum increased as the use of mobile data increased. Traditional regulatory regimes recognize 'voice' and 'da...

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