A Policy Note on Telecommunications Reform in Algeria

A Policy Note on Telecommunications Reform in Algeria

By the end of the 1990s, most industrial and many developing countries had liberalized their telecommunications markets to improve service accessibility and affordability for both businesses and households. In contrast, Algeria still managed its te...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Noumba, Paul
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:
AUTHORITY
BIDDING
COMMAND ECONOMY
COMMUNICATION NEEDS
COMMUNICATION SERVICES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CONSTITUTION
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
DECISION MAKING PROCESS
DECREE
DECREES
ENACTMENT
FINANCIAL AUTONOMY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
FISCAL
FISCAL REVENUES
FISCAL SITUATION
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
HEARINGS
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INTERNATIONAL CALLS
INTERNET SERVICES
ITU
JUDICIARY
LABOR UNIONS
LEGISLATION
LIBERALIZATION PLAN
LICENSES
LOCAL CALLS
LONG DISTANCE COMMUNICATIONS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
PHONES
POLITICAL WILL
PRESIDENCY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC PROPERTY
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
QUALITY OF SERVICE
REGULATORY BODY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY POLICIES
REGULATORY POLICY
RURAL CONNECTIVITY
RURAL TELEPHONY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE QUALITY
STATE ENTERPRISE
SUBSCRIBERS
SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES
TECHNICAL CRITERIA
TELECOM
TELECOM SECTOR
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIBERALIZATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
TELEDENSITY
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS
TELEPHONE DENSITY
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONE SERVICES
TELEPHONES
TRANSMISSION
TRANSPARENCY
VSAT TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM
POLICY FRAMEWORK
MARKET STRUCTURE REFORMS
FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING
PRIVATIZATION POLICY
MARKET LIBERALIZATION
SOCIAL IMPACTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4844370/policy-note-telecommunications-reform-algeria
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14072
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Summary:By the end of the 1990s, most industrial and many developing countries had liberalized their telecommunications markets to improve service accessibility and affordability for both businesses and households. In contrast, Algeria still managed its telecommunications sector as public property. The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications set the policy, enforced regulation, and was in charge of service provision. The sector suffered from huge supply shortages, the waiting list lengthened, the quality of service deteriorated and unbalanced the overall fiscal situation. In 1999, a new government appointed in the aftermath of President Bouteflika's election decided to change the situation and launched a comprehensive sector reform. Um reviews progress made in implementing this reform, discusses its preliminary impact, and comments on the main lessons learned. The author shows that by restraining arbitrary administrative action during the reform implementation, the government of Algeria laid the foundation for sustainable growth in the telecommunications sector.

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