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Telecommunications policy in Turkey: Dismantling barriers to growth

ABSTRACT

Modern telecommunications technology is now widely seen as a critical driver in economic development. However, the issues involved in the rapid deployment of this technology are complex and frequently highly controversial. While some issues are technical, the most difficult ones involve changing an institutional framework originally designed for different times and different technologies. The process of changing this framework necessarily involves disruptive change for existing infrastructure and service providers as well as substantial benefits for the economy at large. This paper, based on an extensive series of interviews in Turkey in 2005 as well as published sources, seeks to discuss these issues in light of Turkey's progress to date in taking advantage of advanced available telecommunications technology and the myriad productivity-enhancing services that are associated with it. An important element in developing a more competitive and dynamic sector has been Turkey's long-standing desire to become a member of the European Union (EU). This has encouraged changes in the telecommunications regulatory regime following the guidelines set out in Chapter 19 of the EU ''acquis'' for candidate members. Nonetheless, substantial further efforts are needed to complete and implement the desired regulatory framework, particularly as it affects the former government monopoly carrier, Turk Telekom and the cable companies. A further limiting factor in recent years has been an overall investment climate characterized by a high level of uncertainty for most investors, regardless of size or nationality. Policy recommendations to help accelerate the deployment of telecommunications technology include a clear reaffirmation of the government's priorities for the sector, a reduction in the level of regulatory uncertainty, strengthening the Board and Staff of the Telecommunications Authority, and reviewing policies to broaden the scope and decrease the cost of telecommunication licenses.

Author

James B. Burnham

Donahue Graduate School of Business, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA

Source

Telecommunications Policy

Volume 31,  Issue 3-4  (April 2007), Pages: 197-208, ISSN:0308-5961, Pergamon Press, Inc. Tarrytown, NY, USA

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When good intentions are not enough: Sequential entry and competition in the Turkish mobile industry

ABSTRACT

A decade into the liberalization of the Turkish mobile industry, the sector remains one of the most concentrated in Europe. This paper analyzes the links between the regulatory environment and competitive outcomes in the Turkish context. The paper argues that 7 years of duopoly incumbency resulted in a significant first-mover advantage. It then focuses on the role of the regulatory tools that could potentially restrain the incumbent operators' first-mover advantage and stimulate competition: national roaming, interconnection regulation, and number portability.

Authors 

İzak Atiyas   Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sabanci University, Orhanlı Tuzla, Istanbul 81474, Turkey 

Pınar Doğan   John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA 

Source

Telecommunications Policy

Volume 31, Issue 8-9  (September 2007), Pages 502-523, ISSN:0308-5961 

Publisher Pergamon Press, Inc.  Tarrytown, NY, USA 

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