Using a comprehensive country- level panel data set covering the period from 1981 to 1998, we examine the impact of privatization and competition in the telecommunications sector around the world. Privatization  contributed substantially to labor shedding, output growth, network expansion, and improvements in labor productivity as well as total factor productivity. But how countries privatized is important. Share issue privatization facilitated the development of the mobile market segment.

This paper examines the financial and operating performance of 31 national telecommunication companies in 25 countries that were fully or partially privatised through public share offering between October 1981 and November 1998. Using conventional pre- versus post-privatisation comparisons, we find that profitability, output, operating efficiency and capital investment spending increase significantly after privatisation, while employment and leverage decline significantly.

On July 14, 2009, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University would conduct an independent expert review of existing literature and studies about broadband deployment and usage throughout the world and that this project would help inform the FCC's efforts in developing the National Broadband Plan. The Berkman Center's Final Report was submitted to the FCC on February 16, 2010.

• General Telecommunication framework:

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Telecommunications Act of Singapore (2007)

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Lebanon Telecommunications Law: Law 431/2002 - Law 431, the Telecommunications Law, was issued in 2002. This law sets out the general legal framework for telecommunications in Lebanon. It contains a detailed institutional framework, including the creation of the telecommunications regulatory authority.

Chile - Ley General de Telecomunicaciones No. 18.168 de 1982 -  This law sets out the general legal framework for telecommunications in  Chile.  It contains a detailed institutional framework, including the creation of the regulatory telecommunications authority.  It includes licensing, competition policy, quality service, interconnection, co-location, scarce resources management, infrastructure sharing, tariffs regulation, and penalties and sanctions.
 

Bulgaria - Law on Electronic Communications Bulgaria May 10, 2007 - This law sets out the general legal framework for telecommunications in Bulgaria.  It contains a detailed institutional framework, including the creation of the Communications Regulation Commission.  It includes licensing, competition policy, quality service, interconnection, co-location, scarce resources management, infrastructure sharing, universal service, tariffs regulation, penalties and sanctions and dispute resolution.

Brunei Telecommunications Order 2001 - This law sets out the general legal framework for telecommunications in  Brunei.  It contains a detailed institutional framework, including the creation of the regulatory telecommunications authority.  It includes licensing, competition policy, quality service, interconnection, scarce resources management, infrastructure sharing, universal service, penalties and sanctions and dispute resolution.