POLITICAL ISSUES IN TRANSITION TO COMPETITION

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• POLITICAL ISSUES IN TRANSITION TO COMPETITION

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INTERNATIONAL SCENE

• International Scene
• Globalization
• -Trans-boundary Nature of Telecommunications
  systems/services
• -Competition between International carriers
• -Outsourcing -Call Centres- loss of jobs or
  division of Labour?
• World Bank/IMF
• Reform Agenda/Politics - No budget deficit
  support without reform

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Nation/State People Factor

• Nationalistic Feelings
• States pursue self interests even in a globalized
  environment
• National Markets determined largely by psychology
  and Politics
• Cultural Orientation
• People Factor/Peoples Feeling
• Anglophone/Francophone?
• Welfare Issues Universal Access?
• Political Promises Affect provision of services

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Who Controls?

• Incumbents were once departments of Govts
• Then corporatized as state-owned enterprises
• Ministerial Responsibility
• Politicians were still in control at macro level

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Macro-Economic Issues

• State Owned Cash Cows?
• Protecting State-Owned Monopolies
• Resource Control
• Foreign Vs- Local Ownership
• Local Ownership politics
• Empowerment of disadvantaged Groups.
• Etc

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Macro-Economic Issues (Cont.)

• Revenue Earners for Governments
• -Licence Fees/Entry fees
• -Annual Fees?
• The profit motive of Private Enterprises

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Powerful/Intransigent Incumbents

• State Owned monopolies
• Once themselves Regulators as well providers
• Penalty fees for failure to meet licence
  obligations
• Governments Concerned/who pays

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CONCLUSION

• HOW A COUNTRY DEALS WITH THESE VARIOUS POLITICAL
  INTERESTS IS IMPORTANT WHEN MANAGING TRANSITION
  TO COMPETITION