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 eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2009.
• Series: Contributions to Economics,
• Subjects: Industrial organization.; Economic policy.; Development economics.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Development Economics.; Economic Policy.; Industrial Organization.; Regional/Spatial Science.

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:

• 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.