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aspects of convergence in the country.1.1. Aim of the StudyThis study aims to provide in depth information regarding convergence ontelecommunications, information technologies and media industries and itsregulatory effects. It overlooks and critically assesses the technical and economicaspects of the concept together with social and cultural ones. Since convergenceblurs the boundaries between these sectors that used to be regulated separatelybefore, it brings some regulatory challenges. When considered from this point ofview, convergence brings some challenges on regulatory frameworks to overcome.Besides the general conceptual information, the study includes a case study regardingTurkey and derives some regulatory proposals taking into account the structure andthe current regulatory framework in the country.1.2. Research QuestionsMain research questions that are answered in the study are as follows:1. What are the effects of convergence on regulatory frameworks? Is there a need fora change in regulatory frameworks taking convergence into account?The answer of this question includes the analyze of different aspects of convergencefrom regulatory point of view. First, convergence in different levels is scrutinized inorder to better understand the concept. Besides technical and economic aspects, alsosocietal effects of convergence are examined in order to have an understandingregarding social aspect of the concept. By examining mentioned effects, it is tried tobe answered whether there is a need for change in regulatory frameworks or not.2. What is primary overall outcome of an organizational regulatory unification inTurkey?Since the outcome of constructing a converged regulator depends on the specificcircumstances and the ways in which the unified organization is constructed, in orderto answer this question, current regulatory situation in the country is scrutinizedtaking into account the structure and scope of separate regulatory bodies in the7
country. The possible outcomes of a converged communications regulator areanalyzed and the situation is put forthin order to answer this question and results are used to derive some regulatoryproposals.3. How should a converged regulatory body be constructed in Turkey?In order to answer this question, the recommendations of regional and internationalbodies are taken into account. In light of the analysis regarding current situation anddefects of markets and regulatory frameworks, recommendations are derived abouthow to form a converged regulatory body.1.3. Structure and MethodologyLooking at the structure of the study; following the introduction part, Part 2 detailsthe concept of convergence by reviewing the related literature. The main drivers thatlead to convergence of telecommunications, information technologies andbroadcasting sectors are reviewed in this part. Also, convergence is assessed from aregulatory point of view taking into account societal importance of regulation. In thiscontext, universal service and public service considerations in a convergingenvironment are assessed together with regulation‟s effects on consumers, quality ofservice, security, privacy and intellectual property rights issues.As convergence is an international phenomenon, the views of internationalorganisations are important and Part 3 details the approaches of some internationaland regional organizations to convergence. International Telecommunications Union(ITU), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) andEuropean Commission‟s (EC) approaches to convergence are analyzed.The measures needed in order to deal with regulatory challenges in a convergingenvironment are put forth in the study in order to answer the research questions.While doing this, the process towards a converged policy framework in one of themost successful countries across Europe in terms of convergence efforts is alsoelucidated. In this context, some aspects of the communications regulatory8
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