Telecommunications Reform In India

This book attempts to draw lessons from the experiences of developed as well as developing countries in carrying out telecommunications reform. Contributors come from academia, as well as from stakeholders in telecommunications policy in a dozen countries, mostly in the Asia-Pacific region. Globally, the telecommunications industry is undergoing major changes: technological advances in the form of a vast number of new digitised services, ownership shifts as state-owned carriers in many countries become fully or partly privatized, and a general transition from monopolistic to more competitive market environments. The economic and regulatory experiences derived from these changes are explored and analyzed using the USA, the UK, Australia and Singapore to represent developed and newly industrialized countries, and China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam as examples of developing countries. The conclusions outlined in this timely volume hold important lessons for these as well as for other countries.

This book analyzes the growth of the Indian telecommunications industry in the era of liberalization - a period which has witnessed significant changes. Providing a detailed critique of government policy and of industry regulation, the author of this book maintains that the healthy growth of the industry requires a radical change in the entire policy approach. He questions the general impression that the telecommunications industry has been a great success. He offers an alternative way forward describing an efficent system of public policy generated through open public debate.

This Book Assesses Th Eimpact Of Regulatory Reform In The Electricity And Telecom Sectors In This Context. This Book Will Be Useful For Those Who Shall Have To Comply With Reformed Statutes. It Will Be Particularly Useful To Policy-Makers, Regulators, Executives, Academicians, Researchers, Donors, Consultants And All Those Involved In The Design And Implementation Of Reform Programmes.

A comprehensive survey of all segments of the Indian telecommunications sector-basic, mobile, national and long distance telephony, internet, satellite, television, and FM broadcasting services. Discussing network externalities economies of scale and scope, it analyses their effects on market structure and regulation.