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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 continenta...

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Main Authors: Kerf, Michel, Schiffler, Manuel, Torres, Clemencia
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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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Summary: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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