Competition and Regulation in the Telecommunications Industry in ...
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<strong>Competition</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Regulation</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Telecommunications</strong>4.3.3 Contestability...................................................................................................................................... 434.4 MOBILE....................................................................................................................................................... 454.4.1 Relevant Market.................................................................................................................................. 454.4.2 Market structure ................................................................................................................................. 454.4.3 Contestability...................................................................................................................................... 454.5 VALUE-ADDED NETWORK SERVICES (VANS) ............................................................................................ 474.5.1 Relevant markets ................................................................................................................................ 474.5.2 Market structure ................................................................................................................................. 474.5.3 Contestability...................................................................................................................................... 484.6 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES........................................................................................................................... 484.6.1 Relevant Markets................................................................................................................................ 484.6.2 Market Structure................................................................................................................................. 484.6.3 Contestability...................................................................................................................................... 495. REGULATORY ISSUES FOR THE SA TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY AND THEIRPOTENTIAL EFFICIENCY/PUBLIC INTEREST IMPACT....................................................................... 505.1 STRUCTURE................................................................................................................................................. 505.1.1 Vertical separation of networks.......................................................................................................... 515.1.2 Vertical separation of services from networks ................................................................................... 525.1.3 Horizontal separation of mobile services ........................................................................................... 525.2 ENTRY......................................................................................................................................................... 535.2.1 To Restrict Entry or Not ..................................................................................................................... 535.2.2 Deal<strong>in</strong>g with Entry Deterrence........................................................................................................... 555.2.3 To Actively Assist Entry or Not........................................................................................................... 555.2.4 Asymmetric regulation........................................................................................................................ 565.3 PRICING....................................................................................................................................................... 565.3.1 F<strong>in</strong>al consumer prices ........................................................................................................................ 565.3.2 Interconnection (Access) pric<strong>in</strong>g........................................................................................................ 575.4 QUALITY ..................................................................................................................................................... 58CONCLUDING REMARKS.............................................................................................................................. 59BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................... 60ii
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