The Liberalisation of the Telecommunications Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa and Fostering Competition in Telecommunications Services Markets An Analysis of the Regulatory Framework in Uganda /

• Main Author: Alemu, Rachel (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Munich Studies on Innovation and Competition, 6
• Subjects: International law.; Trade.; International Economic Law, Trade Law.

This study investigates whether the existing regulatory framework governing the telecommunications sector in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa effectively deals with emerging competition-related concerns in the liberalised sector. Using Uganda as a case study, it analyses the relevant provisions of th...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Competition and Regulation of the Telecommunications Sector
•  Liberalisation of the Telecommunications Sector: From Public Monopoly to Competitive Telecommunications Markets
• Regulating Anti-Competitive Conduct in the Telecommunications Market in Uganda
• Foreign Direct Investment in Telecommunications Sector and Regulation of Anti-Competitive Behaviour: The Specific Case of Cross-Border Mergers
• Regulation of Network Interconnection and Network Access
• Efficient Radio Spectrum Regulation: Facilitating Competition in the Wireless Communications Markets in the Telecommunications Sector
• Competition Regulation in the Telecommunications Sector in Uganda: The Potential Role of a National Competition Law
• Final Conclusions.