Moving to competition: New Zealand´s innovative regulatory model for the telecommunications marketplace

Author

Hoewing, C. Lincoln

Volume

37

Issue

10

fYear

1999

fDate

10/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

110

Lastpage

113

Abstract

In previous years, the manner in which countries around the world regulate telecommunications services has undergone rapid change. In many countries, liberalization of telecommunications regulation has occurred, and formerly government-owned PTTs have been privatized. Competition and entry into telecommunications markets has been the goal of these policies with a focus on encouraging more investment and modernization of telecommunications infrastructures. New Zealand was one of the countries which in the late 1980s decided to liberalize its policies and privatize its PTT. Its unique approach to this process is examined, including its decision not to create a regulatory agency to oversee telecommunications markets and its reliance on competition policy to protect consumers

Keywords

government policies; investment; telecommunication services; New Zealand; competition; competition policy; consumer protection; government-owned PTT; innovative regulatory model; investment; modernization; privatization; telecommunications infrastructures; telecommunications marketplace; telecommunications regulation liberalization; Communication system control; Control systems; Government; Independent component analysis; Investments; Monopoly; Regulators; Telecommunication control; Telecommunication services; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.795599

Filename

795599