Getting Connected: Competition and Diffusion in African Mobile Telecommunications Markets
The author studies the determinants of the diffusion of mobile telecommunications in Africa in a fixed effects model. He uses data from 1987-2000 on 41 African countries that have adopted cellular telecommunications technologies. He finds that comp...
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okr-10986-142612021-04-23T14:03:20Z Getting Connected: Competition and Diffusion in African Mobile Telecommunications Markets Gebreab, Frew Amare CAPITAL CITIES COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONVENTIONAL WISDOM COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT DUOPOLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOREIGN EXCHANGE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES INCOME INEFFICIENCY INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES MULTINATIONAL INSTITUTIONS NATURAL MONOPOLY NETWORK EXTERNALITIES OIL OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PER CAPITA INCOME PHONES POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POOR MANAGEMENT PRIVATE SECTOR REAL GDP REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT REGULATORY CAPTURE REGULATORY REGIMES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PENETRATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES TRANSACTION COSTS UNDERDEVELOPMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBANIZATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MARKET COMPETITION CELLULAR MOBILE PHONES CELLULAR TELEPHONE PREEMPTION DIFFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION PROCESSES DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS OPERATORS MARKET COMPETITION MARKET PENETRATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OWNERSHIP SUBSCRIBERS The author studies the determinants of the diffusion of mobile telecommunications in Africa in a fixed effects model. He uses data from 1987-2000 on 41 African countries that have adopted cellular telecommunications technologies. He finds that competition is the driving force behind the mobile telecommunications explosion in Africa. Duopoly and triopoly markets grow significantly faster than monopoly markets, although growth does not appear to differ between the first two markets. Evidence of preemptive behavior is found in competitive sequential entries into the market, but the major effect of competition on diffusion occurs after the actual year of entry. The introduction of digital technology has a positive and significant effect on the diffusion of mobile phones. The presence of an incumbent-owned cellular operator has a negative effect on the diffusion of mobiles, suggesting an abuse of a dominant position by the incumbent fixed-line operator. However, privatization of the incumbent fixed-line cellular operator accelerates mobile growth and mitigates that negative effect. 2013-06-27T19:56:50Z 2013-06-27T19:56:50Z 2002-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1953634/getting-connected-competition-diffusion-african-mobile-telecommunications-markets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14261 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.2863 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa |
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CAPITAL CITIES COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONVENTIONAL WISDOM COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT DUOPOLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOREIGN EXCHANGE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES INCOME INEFFICIENCY INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES MULTINATIONAL INSTITUTIONS NATURAL MONOPOLY NETWORK EXTERNALITIES OIL OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PER CAPITA INCOME PHONES POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POOR MANAGEMENT PRIVATE SECTOR REAL GDP REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT REGULATORY CAPTURE REGULATORY REGIMES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PENETRATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES TRANSACTION COSTS UNDERDEVELOPMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBANIZATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MARKET COMPETITION CELLULAR MOBILE PHONES CELLULAR TELEPHONE PREEMPTION DIFFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION PROCESSES DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS OPERATORS MARKET COMPETITION MARKET PENETRATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OWNERSHIP SUBSCRIBERS |
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CAPITAL CITIES COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONVENTIONAL WISDOM COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT DUOPOLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOREIGN EXCHANGE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES INCOME INEFFICIENCY INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES MULTINATIONAL INSTITUTIONS NATURAL MONOPOLY NETWORK EXTERNALITIES OIL OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PER CAPITA INCOME PHONES POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POOR MANAGEMENT PRIVATE SECTOR REAL GDP REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT REGULATORY CAPTURE REGULATORY REGIMES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PENETRATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES TRANSACTION COSTS UNDERDEVELOPMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBANIZATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MARKET COMPETITION CELLULAR MOBILE PHONES CELLULAR TELEPHONE PREEMPTION DIFFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION PROCESSES DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS OPERATORS MARKET COMPETITION MARKET PENETRATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OWNERSHIP SUBSCRIBERS Gebreab, Frew Amare Getting Connected: Competition and Diffusion in African Mobile Telecommunications Markets |
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The author studies the determinants of
the diffusion of mobile telecommunications in Africa in a
fixed effects model. He uses data from 1987-2000 on 41
African countries that have adopted cellular
telecommunications technologies. He finds that competition
is the driving force behind the mobile telecommunications
explosion in Africa. Duopoly and triopoly markets grow
significantly faster than monopoly markets, although growth
does not appear to differ between the first two markets.
Evidence of preemptive behavior is found in competitive
sequential entries into the market, but the major effect of
competition on diffusion occurs after the actual year of
entry. The introduction of digital technology has a positive
and significant effect on the diffusion of mobile phones.
The presence of an incumbent-owned cellular operator has a
negative effect on the diffusion of mobiles, suggesting an
abuse of a dominant position by the incumbent fixed-line
operator. However, privatization of the incumbent fixed-line
cellular operator accelerates mobile growth and mitigates
that negative effect. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Gebreab, Frew Amare |
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Gebreab, Frew Amare |
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Gebreab, Frew Amare |
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Getting Connected: Competition and Diffusion in African Mobile Telecommunications Markets |
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Getting Connected: Competition and Diffusion in African Mobile Telecommunications Markets |
| title_full |
Getting Connected: Competition and Diffusion in African Mobile Telecommunications Markets |
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Getting Connected: Competition and Diffusion in African Mobile Telecommunications Markets |
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Getting Connected: Competition and Diffusion in African Mobile Telecommunications Markets |
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getting connected: competition and diffusion in african mobile telecommunications markets |
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World Bank, Washington, D.C. |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1953634/getting-connected-competition-diffusion-african-mobile-telecommunications-markets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14261 |
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