The Impact of Liberalizing the Telecommunication Sector in Morocco

Lahcen Achy

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Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present the major developments recorded in telecommunication sector in Morocco and assess the impact of regulating the telecommunication sector in Morocco along the European Union lines. The basic assumption underlying this work is the following. Further liberalization of various market segments of the telecommunication sector would benefit communications intensive industries that provide key “backbone services” to the economy, such as transport, distribution and finance. It would also improve competitiveness of exporting industries by reducing their costs and facilitating their integration to transnational production networks. The quality and price of telecommunication services directly affect business costs, but also affects the capacity of firms to network and compete in foreign and domestic markets. Finally, development of telecommunication services sector would create more investment opportunities for the domestic private sector, and help attract more FDI and portfolio investment.

Keywords: Telecommunication services; liberalization; Morocco (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F15 L96 C67 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2005
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