LEADER 04700nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910970014603321 005 20251116150336.0 010 $a1-280-08531-2 010 $a9786610085316 010 $a1-4175-5220-4 024 7 $a10.1596/0-8213-5951-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000024252 035 $a(EBL)3050746 035 $a(OCoLC)56910684 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000085960 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11112700 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085960 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10024957 035 $a(PQKB)11634433 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3050746 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3050746 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10068577 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL8531 035 $a(The World Bank)2004053427 035 $a(US-djbf)13646954 035 $a(BIP)46124728 035 $a(BIP)10759798 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000024252 100 $a20040707d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aCompetition in international voice communications /$fCarlo Maria Rossotto ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank$d2004 215 $aix, 42 pages $cillustrations, color map ;$d26 cm 225 1 $aWorld Bank working paper ;$vno. 42 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-8213-5951-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. International Voice Communications: The Industry Moves towards Full Competition; Market Trends; The Dynamics and Benefits of Full Competition; Regional Differences in Implementing Reform; 2. The Driving Forces Behind Competition; Globalization of Economic Activity; Technological Change; International Trade System; 3. Understanding the Resistance to Competition; Sector-specific Factors; Systemic Factors; 4. Conclusions and Requirements for Success; Bibliography; LIST OF BOXES 327 $a1. BT and Telekom Malaysia: The Effect of Competition on Financial Results2. Telekom Malaysia: Adapting to a Competitive Environment; LIST OF FIGURES; 1. Growth of International Service Revenues; 2. Forecasted Decline of International Telecommunications Revenues; 3. Partial Competition Offers Partial Results in Price Drop; 4. Introduction of Competition in Major Markets Coincides with Rapid Growth; 5. Latin America is Leader in Competition Among Developing Regions, Africa and the Middle East Lag Behind; 6. Competition Means Substantially Lower Prices 327 $a7. Chile: Incoming and Outgoing Traffic Booms with the Introduction of Competition8. Driving Forces and Sector Change; 9. Higher Transmission Capacity at Lower Cost; 10. Growth of International Traffic Through IP; 11. Reasons for Resistance to Competition; 12. Countries with Limited Economic Freedom Face More Obstacles to the Introduction of Competition; 13. Controlling Corruption and Reforming International Long-distance; LIST OF TABLES; 1. International Communications Draws Closer to a Perfectly Competitive Market; 2. Degree of Concentration in the International Communications Market 327 $a3. Main Regulatory Features of Full Competition, Partial Competition, Monopoly4. Pro-reform Actors Need a Stronger Political Voice; 5. Imbalanced Telephone Tariffs Before Competition; 6. Net Cost of Universal Telephone Service in Selected Countries 330 $aOver the last 20 years, there has been an increasing trend towards full competition in the telecommunications industry in virtually all high-income countries and in selected developing countries, due to the driving forces of globalisation and technological change. This study examines the benefits to be gained from opening voice telecommunications markets in developing countries to competition quickly rather than gradually, as well as identifying regulatory matters that need to be tackled in terms of regulatory reform, better licensing, interconnection and universal service regime. 410 0$aWorld Bank working paper ;$vno. 42. 606 $aTelecommunication$zDeveloping countries 606 $aTelephone$zDeveloping countries 606 $aCompetition, International 615 0$aTelecommunication 615 0$aTelephone 615 0$aCompetition, International. 676 $a384.6/4 701 $aRossotto$b Carlo Maria$f1970-$01812930 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970014603321 996 $aCompetition in international voice communications$94480694 997 $aUNINA