Liberalization and Regulation of the Telecommunications Sector in Transition Countries The Case of Russia /

• Main Author: Markova, Ekaterina. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2009.
• Series: Contributions to Economics,
• Subjects: Economics.; Development Economics.; Economic policy.; Industrial organization (Economic theory).; Economics/Management Science.; Economic Policy.; Industrial Organization.; Regional Science.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2104-8

Telecommunications are increasingly recognized as a key component in the infrastructure of economic development. For many years, there were state-owned monopolies in the telecommunications sector. In transition economies, they were characterized by especially poor performance and high access deficit...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Trends in the Telecommunications Industry Worldwide, and in Russia in particular
• Theory of Privatization and Liberalization in the Telecommunications Sector
• Theory of Network Regulation and Regulatory Policy Options in the Telecommunications Sector
• Telecommunications Role in the Economic Development and Sector Encouraging Policy Options
• Conclusion.