...Ewan Sutherland Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the prosecution by US authorities of Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment (ZTE) Corporation for its violation of sanctions against the sale of systems to Iran and North Korea; the violation of the plea agreement; and, following...

... significant structural reforms, if the burden of corruption is to be reduced. Originality/value This paper sheds new and explicit light on the complex history of telecommunications in Nigeria. It adds to the small base of material on corruption in the telecommunications sector. It identifies issues...

... BT known as Openreach, with the aim of providing equal access to the local network. Econometric analysis of this decision found short-run consumer benefits from lower prices, but negative long-run effects on telecommunications investment, customer satisfaction and competitiveness (Sidak and Vassallo...

... and “protection of rivals”. This shows that political and ideological preferences influence legal decision-making. Research limitations/implications – The paper is limited to major cases in telecommunications. It leaves aside cases in other areas. Thus, the author cautions that the generalization...

..., the results are mapped to a theoretical framework with limits for the diffusion of innovation for generalising. Germany Mass media Diffusion of innovation Telecommunication Audio broadcasting Digital radio Frequency modulation (FM) radio is an analogue technology almost 100 years old...

... 2014 Internet Governance Public policy Telecommunication Law Corruption has been identified as a significant issue in the telecommunication sector (Sutherland, 2012b), which provides the infrastructure that enables the internet. Attention has been drawn to countries hosting...

... at an affordable price, it has a chance to at least co-exist with mobile broadband in Africa. The availability of fixed internet is rapidly diminishing where it is offered as a capped service and not at prices similar to mobile broadband. The paper also demonstrates that fixed-line telecommunication companies...

... a series of holding companies, some of which are located in tax havens. Research limitations/implications Assembling the data highlighted how little information is readily available in the public domain regarding the structure of telecommunications companies. Practical implications...

...Hernan Galperin; Fernanda Viecens; Judith Mariscal; Francesc Trillas; Miguel A. Montoya Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss literature and empirical evidence on regulatory independence especially in telecommunications and to suggest reforms of this institution. Design...

...Anders Henten; William Melody; Ewan Sutherland Purpose The market for enterprise telecommunications has benefitted greatly from liberalisation over the last quarter century. This paper seeks to review the evolving engagement of enterprises with markets and with policy processes. Design...

...Anders Henten; William Melody; Anders Henten Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief introduction to the telecommunication reform process in Europe, its status, and upcoming policy issues. Furthermore, it also aims to provide an overview of the papers in this special issue...

...Omar Dhaher Purpose This paper aims to determine the most possible telecommunications regulatory system for the Palestinian Authority by investigating its institutional foundations. The paper highlights the problem of setting sophisticated institutions in fragile states that do not fully...

...Advait Deshpande Purpose The aim of this paper is to look at the extent to which the bandwagon effect played a part in digital subscriber line (DSL) broadband adoption combined with the regulatory measures, the slowdown in the cable industry and the changes within the telecommunications...

... of payments and power between the European Union and the USA. Regulation Internet Imbalance Telecommunication Telecommunication networks Software Openness Open systems Convergence within the internet value chain has put to compete with each other companies that until very recently...

... Telecommunications policy Competitive strategy Telecommunication On December 19, 2009, the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) bill was approved by the National Assembly of South Korea (hereafter Korea). This bill took effect in 2010 after it had been passed by a full session of the National Assembly...

..., business, and social sectors in the Philippines as they negotiate telecom policy. Specifically, the political sector is composed of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. At the intersection of these three branches is the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), which...

..., product design and engineering, prototype evaluation, production process development, production, sales)” (Sullivan, 1986). QFD thus helps establish clear relationships between market‐wise and technology‐wise elements. QFD has been widely used in the telecommunications, electronics, and software...

...Milton Mueller Knopf . The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires . 2010 . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Information policy Telecommunication Communication Tim Wu, a law professor at New York's Columbia University...

...Solmaz Filiz Karabag; Christian Berggren Purpose Several studies of the telecommunications industry have focused on government regulation and structural conditions, suggesting that initial order of entry and network effects create strong first‐mover advantages for GSM companies. This paper...

...” in another. There are at least two reasons why this could matter: Patrick Xavier can be contacted at: poxavier@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Geographic regions Telecommunication The increase in the number, coverage and market share of “alternative” networks...