...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...

... 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...

... 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...

... 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...

... there will be a new portable which will consist of a DAB data receiver and a telephone. […] In addition to the Walkman and the Watchman, why not a Dataman?” (Müller-Römer, 1994 , p. 6). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Germany Mass media Diffusion of innovation Telecommunication Audio...

... that the preference for and strength of civil society are combining to erode procedural democracy at national and provincial levels, which had been strengthened and refined over centuries. This paper examines first questions and examples of corruption in the telecommunications sector. It then considers...

... 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; 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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

... competitors do. By regulation, we understand any specific restriction on the freedom of the owner of an asset to dispose of it at its will, because of a compulsory mandate by a public authority that goes beyond ordinary competition law. Regulation Internet Imbalance Telecommunication...

..., broadcasters or cable networks, and emerging convergent services. The carriers had been struggling to find a new revenue stream in the mobile market. Mobile virtual network operator South Korea Competition Telecommunications policy Competitive strategy Telecommunication On December 19, 2009...

... Universal access and service Telecommunication Systems framework Philippines This study presents a systems framework for telecom policy based on two cases about the Philippine telecom industry in the last two decades. To identify the stakeholders, relationships and contexts to be included...

...) was used instead. The main two criteria used to select the firms were the presence of a well‐defined business line dedicated to content and service delivery platforms or MCSDP modules, and a declared business focus on the mobile telecommunications market. The validity and reliability of the case studies...

... 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, is the man who popularized the term “network neutrality...

...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...

.... 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 or operators has resulted in differences in competitive conditions...