This paper examines the cost structure of the Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT) with particular interest in the 1993 concessions that allow private companies to enter the market. Our empirical evidence demonstrates that the concessions generated an upward shift for both long run and...

Sri Lanka's telecommunications industry was profoundly transformed during the 1990s and became one of the most open and competitive among developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This was driven by a series of government initiatives to open up the sector to new entrants and greater...

Like many countries keen to maintain a rapid pace of development, China has undertaken an ambitious programme of development of its telecommunications infrastructure. Unlike most it has chosen to do while keeping the sector free from foreign direct investment except in well defined roles such as...

Sri Lanka's telecommunications industry was profoundly transformed during the 1990s and became one of the most open and competitive among developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This was driven by a series of government initiatives to open up the sector to new entrants and greater...

Like many countries keen to maintain a rapid pace of development, China has undertaken an ambitious programme of development of its telecommunications infrastructure. Unlike most it has chosen to do while keeping the sector free from foreign direct investment except in well defined roles such as...