Telecommunications Reform in Uganda

The paper documents the case of Uganda's telecommunications reform. Uganda is one of only two countries in Africa that decided to privatize telecommunications in a competitive framework by selling a second national operator license. The author...

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Main Authors:	Shirley, Mary M., Tusubira, F.F., Gebreab, Frew, Haggarty, Luke
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ASSETS BASE YEAR BIDDING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CPI DATA SERVICES DEBT DECISION MAKING DONOR AGENCIES ECONOMIC EXPANSION ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES FORECASTS GDP DEFLATOR GDP GROWTH RATE GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES INFLATION INVENTORIES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LICENSES LICENSING MACROECONOMIC PROBLEMS MACROECONOMICS MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MONOPOLY RENTS NETWORKS OPERATING EXPENSES PAYPHONES PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SYSTEMS POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT RADIO REAL GDP REALISM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL TELEPHONY SATELLITES STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES TAX TAX REVENUES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMS TELECOMS SERVICES TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONES UNDERESTIMATES UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE VALUATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1965819/telecommunications-reform-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19277

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spelling	okr-10986-192772021-04-23T14:03:42Z Telecommunications Reform in Uganda Shirley, Mary M. Tusubira, F.F. Gebreab, Frew Haggarty, Luke ASSETS BASE YEAR BIDDING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CPI DATA SERVICES DEBT DECISION MAKING DONOR AGENCIES ECONOMIC EXPANSION ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES FORECASTS GDP DEFLATOR GDP GROWTH RATE GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES INFLATION INVENTORIES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LICENSES LICENSING MACROECONOMIC PROBLEMS MACROECONOMICS MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MONOPOLY RENTS NETWORKS OPERATING EXPENSES PAYPHONES PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SYSTEMS POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT RADIO REAL GDP REALISM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL TELEPHONY SATELLITES STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES TAX TAX REVENUES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMS TELECOMS SERVICES TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONES UNDERESTIMATES UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE VALUATION The paper documents the case of Uganda's telecommunications reform. Uganda is one of only two countries in Africa that decided to privatize telecommunications in a competitive framework by selling a second national operator license. The authors find that Uganda did not sacrifice significant sales proceeds by choosing competition, but instead gained tremendously in both the speed and scale of investment from its early focus on competition. 2014-08-11T15:55:03Z 2014-08-11T15:55:03Z 2002-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1965819/telecommunications-reform-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19277 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2864 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Uganda
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topic	ASSETS BASE YEAR BIDDING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CPI DATA SERVICES DEBT DECISION MAKING DONOR AGENCIES ECONOMIC EXPANSION ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES FORECASTS GDP DEFLATOR GDP GROWTH RATE GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES INFLATION INVENTORIES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LICENSES LICENSING MACROECONOMIC PROBLEMS MACROECONOMICS MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MONOPOLY RENTS NETWORKS OPERATING EXPENSES PAYPHONES PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SYSTEMS POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT RADIO REAL GDP REALISM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL TELEPHONY SATELLITES STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES TAX TAX REVENUES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMS TELECOMS SERVICES TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONES UNDERESTIMATES UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE VALUATION
spellingShingle	ASSETS BASE YEAR BIDDING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CPI DATA SERVICES DEBT DECISION MAKING DONOR AGENCIES ECONOMIC EXPANSION ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES FORECASTS GDP DEFLATOR GDP GROWTH RATE GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES INFLATION INVENTORIES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LICENSES LICENSING MACROECONOMIC PROBLEMS MACROECONOMICS MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MONOPOLY RENTS NETWORKS OPERATING EXPENSES PAYPHONES PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SYSTEMS POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT RADIO REAL GDP REALISM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL TELEPHONY SATELLITES STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES TAX TAX REVENUES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMS TELECOMS SERVICES TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONES UNDERESTIMATES UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE VALUATION Shirley, Mary M. Tusubira, F.F. Gebreab, Frew Haggarty, Luke Telecommunications Reform in Uganda
geographic_facet	Africa Uganda
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2864
description	The paper documents the case of Uganda's telecommunications reform. Uganda is one of only two countries in Africa that decided to privatize telecommunications in a competitive framework by selling a second national operator license. The authors find that Uganda did not sacrifice significant sales proceeds by choosing competition, but instead gained tremendously in both the speed and scale of investment from its early focus on competition.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Shirley, Mary M. Tusubira, F.F. Gebreab, Frew Haggarty, Luke
author_facet	Shirley, Mary M. Tusubira, F.F. Gebreab, Frew Haggarty, Luke
author_sort	Shirley, Mary M.
title	Telecommunications Reform in Uganda
title_short	Telecommunications Reform in Uganda
title_full	Telecommunications Reform in Uganda
title_fullStr	Telecommunications Reform in Uganda
title_full_unstemmed	Telecommunications Reform in Uganda
title_sort	telecommunications reform in uganda
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1965819/telecommunications-reform-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19277
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Telecommunications Reform in Uganda

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