Telecommunications policy reform in Turkey
Author
Akdemir, E.
Başçı, E.
Togan, S.
Date
2007Source Title
The World Economy
Print ISSN
0378-5920
Electronic ISSN
1467-9701
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Volume
30
Issue
7
Pages
1114 - 1138
Language
English
Type
ArticleItem Usage Stats
349
views
views
113
downloads
downloads
Abstract
This paper, considering the economic effects of liberalisation in the telecommunications sector on the Turkish economy, makes use of the empirical studies on the linkages between regulatory regimes and telecommunications prices. Since Turkey is trying to liberalise the telecommunications sector by following the EU approach to liberalisation, the paper considers briefly the regulatory regimes in the telecommunications sectors of the EU and Turkey, determines the ad valorem equivalent of barriers to the telecommunications services sector in Turkey, and derives estimates of the welfare effects of adopting the EU rules and regulations in the Turkish telecommunications sector. It shows that there is tremendous scope for Turkey to benefit from adopting and implementing the legislative, regulatory and institutional framework of the EU telecommunications sector. © 2007 The Authors Journal compilation © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Keywords
European UnionIndustrial regulation
Institutional framework
Liberalization
Regulatory framework
Telecommunication
Eurasia
Turkey