Should telecoms liberalisation stop at call termination?

Crocioni*, Pietro

Telecommunications Policy, 2001, vol. 25, issue 1-2, 39-58

Abstract: In recent years concerns about the degree of competition in the provision of telecommunications call termination services have emerged. While the general consensus is that call origination is becoming more and more competitive, regulatory attention to call termination has widened in scope beyond the incumbent public telephone operators, leading to direct regulation of mobile termination charges in some countries and a debate on whether regulation should also be extended to "non-dominant" networks. This paper assesses whether these concerns are justified, extending the analysis to review the economic literature on reciprocal setting of termination charges between network operators. We conclude that while ex ante regulation of call termination simplifies the work of regulators it does not appear justifiable in all circumstances.

Keywords: Call; termination; Call; completion; Interconnection; Mobile; Liberalisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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