Privatization and Competition in Telecommunications: International Developments

by Daniel Ryan

Overview

Throughout the world, governments are reducing their involvement in the area of telecommunications. Some telecommunications are being fully or partly privatized while others are experiencing deregulation. The situation in six Asian countries, four European countries, and two Latin American countries are examined. In addition, there is one chapter on the telecommunications business in developing countries as a whole. All sections explore the interaction with encroaching competition, new technology, and a desire for greater freedom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275958138
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/25/1997
Series:	Privatizing Government: An Interdisciplinary Series
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

DANIEL J. RYAN has been with the Economics Department at Temple University since 1990, including three years at TU's Japan campus in Tokyo. His specialties are international economics and industry studies He received his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley. Previously he worked as an engineer at Dow Chemical in Walnut Creek, CA.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Privatization of Telecoms in Asia by John Ure and Araya Vivorakij
The Evolving Telecommunications Environment in Japan by Daniel J. Ryan
The Korean Telecommunication Service Industry: Privatization and Competition by Jeong-ja Lee
Digital Satellite Telephony: The Right Solution in Developing Indonesia by Bruce Rowe
The Contribution of Foreign Investment in China's Telecommunications Industry by Meheroo Jussawalla
NYNEX's Experience in Thailand with TelecomAsia: An Example of Foreign Cooperation in the Opening Up and Expansion of the Telecommunications Sector in Asia by Maureen D. Piché, Ben Park, and Roger Carlson
BT's Experience of Privatization by Marcus Brooks
Telecommunications in the Czech Republic: The Privatization of SPT Telecom by Maria Michalis and Lina Takla
Privatization and Competition in Hungarian Telecommunications by Anna Canning
Competition Rules and Regulations in Telecommunications: The Case of Poland's Intent to Join the EU by Piotr Jasi'nski
Privatization, Market Liberalization and Regulatory Reform in the Mexican Telecommunication System by Lilia Pérez Chavolla and Rohan Samarajiva
The History of Privatization and Liberalization in Brazilian Telecommunications by Joseph Straubhaar and Christine Horak
Privatization and Liberalization in the Developing World: The Need for Innovative Policies and Strategies by Heather E. Hudson
Index

Editorial Reviews

A review of telecommunication trends outside the US focusing on issues of privatization and industrial competition in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The 13 essays, written by professionals from the field, discuss the evolution of telecommunications in Japan and Korea, digital satellite telephony, foreign investment in China and Thailand, privatization in Hungary, regulatory reform in Mexico, and expansion in Brazil. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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