The interplay of sector regulators and competition authorities in regulating competition in telecomunications : the south African case
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Authors
Khosa, Miyelani
Issue Date
2009-04
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Telecommunications , Economic regulation , Sector-specific regulator , Competition Commission , Concurrent jurisdiction , Natural monopoly , Competition , Competition-wide regulator , Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) , Regulatory capture , Liberalisation , Privitisation
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Abstract
The privatisation and liberalisation of telecommunications throughout the
world has resulted in the growing involvement of competition authorities in
telecommunications regulation, alongside telecommunications sector-specific
regulators. The existence of both sector specific rules and competition rules has brought
about a critical institutional challenge. The increased role of competition authorities in
the telecommunications sector raises the issue of inconsistent jurisdiction in the sector.
Conflicts are therefore inevitable in the absence of clear delineation of jurisdiction. The
South African model for regulation in the telecommunications sector entails a sharing of
jurisdiction between the sector-specific regulator, the Independent Communications
Authority of South Africa (ICASA), and the competition-wide regulator, the Competition
Commission. The study thus determines the interplay between the Competition
Commission and ICASA as well as the competitiveness of South African
telecommunications.
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Citation
Khosa, Miyelani (2009) The interplay of sector regulators and competition authorities in regulating competition in telecomunications : the south African case, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3576>