Telecommunication Reform in Ghana

In 1996 Ghana privatized its incumbent telecommunications firm by selling 30 percent of Ghana Telecom to Telekom Malaysia, licensing a second network operator, and allowing multiple mobile firms to enter the market. The reforms yielded mixed result...

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Main Authors:	Haggarty, Luke, Shirley, Mary M., Wallsten, Scott
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ASSETS AVERAGE COSTS BIDDING BORROWING CAPITAL FLIGHT COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONSUMERS CORPORATE TAXES DEBT DEBT SERVICE DECISION-MAKING DEMOCRACY DISECONOMIES DISECONOMIES OF SCALE DIVIDENDS DUOPOLY ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EXCESS DEMAND EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES FISCAL DISCIPLINE GDP GDP DEFLATOR INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL CALLS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEGISLATION LICENSES LOCAL CALLS MONOPOLIES NET WORTH NETWORKS PAYPHONES POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL SYSTEMS PORTS POSTAL SERVICES PRICE CONTROLS PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT PUBLIC SPENDING REAL GDP SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SIDE PAYMENTS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUBSCRIBERS SWITCHES TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS TELECOM SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION REFORM TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONE PENETRATION TELEPHONES TRANSPARENCY TREASURY UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATIONS VALUATION VALUE ADDED VALUE ADDED SERVICES VOICE TELEPHONY TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES COMPETITIVENESS PRIVATIZATION OF SERVICES GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT REFORM IMPLEMENTATION POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS SERVICE DELIVERY VOICE TELEPHONY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2166849/telecommunication-reform-ghana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18314

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Telecommunication Reform in Ghana

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