Telecom Regulators : Converging Trends?

Officials in developing countries with legal and political systems of continental European origin often argue that the model of independent regulatory agencies for utilities is appropriate only for Anglo-Saxon countries. Yet countries in continental Europe have also adopted this model. Comparing the telecommunications regulatory agencies in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, and Spain, this Note finds divergence in some respects but striking convergence in overall approach. This approach might not be right for all developing countries, but it cannot be rejected on the grounds that it works in Anglo-Saxon countries only.

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Main Authors: Kerf, Michel, Schiffler, Manuel, Torres, Clemencia
Format: Viewpoint biblioteca
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2001-05
Subjects:TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AGENCIES, REGULATORY AGENCY, REGULATORY BODIES, INTERCONNECTION, LICENCING ACCOUNTABILITY, ARBITRATION, COMPETITION LAW, COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT, DECREE, ELECTRICITY, HUMAN RESOURCES, INNOVATIONS, LEGISLATURE, LEGITIMACY, LICENSES, POLITICAL SENSITIVITY, POLITICAL SYSTEMS, PRESIDENTS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, PUBLIC POLICY, REGULATOR, REGULATORS, REGULATORY AGENCIES, REGULATORY FUNCTIONS, REGULATORY MODELS, REGULATORY PROCESS, SENATE, SOCIAL POLICY, TRANSPARENCY, UNIVERSAL SERVICE, UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATIONS, UTILITIES,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1346446/telecom-regulators-converging-trends
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11385
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