ICT Industry and Markets

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This course will cover the basic technical and economic principles and the contemporary issues of interconnection. Learners will explore the importance of fair competition to create and efficient a cost effective market.

Chapter 1

• Course Syllabus [1]


• Table of Contents: TR503 [2]


• Course Guide and Outline [3]

• Introduction to Module 1 [4]


• Competition Policy [5]


• Government Intervention [6]


• Interplay of Competition [7]


• Transition from Monoply to Competition [8]


• Basic Concepts of Competition Policy [9]


• Market Power and Dominance [10]


• Government Intervention and Market Failure [11]


• Structural Separation and Divestiture [12]


• Vertical Price Squeezing [13]


• Predatory Pricing [14]


• Misuse of Information [15]


• Restrictive Agreements [16]


• Mergers, Acquisitions and other Combinations [17]

• Introduction to Module 2 [18]


• Intro. to Telecommunications Licenses [19]


• Licensing Objectives [20]


• Licensing and other Regulatory Instruments [21]


• Multilateral Trade Rules [22]


• The EU Licensing Directives [23]


• Types of Licensing Regimes [24]


• Licensing Process [25]


• Spectrum License [26]


• Licensing Practices [27]


• Concessions, Joint Ventures, and Similar Arrangements [28]


• Contents of Licenses [29]

• Module 3 Outline [30]


• Introduction to Interconnection [31]


• Motivation for Network Interconnection [32]


• Regulatory Policies in Interconnection [33]


• Technical and Operational Factors Influencing Interconnection [34]


• Economic Terms in Interconnection [35]


• Interconnection Principles [36]


• ICON Simulation [37]


• Summary of Module 3 [38]


• Core Reading Materials and References [39]

• Introduction to Unit 1 [40]


• Unit 1: Competition Policy [41]


• Unit 1: Government Intervention to Implement Competition Policy [42]


• Unit 1: The Interplay of Competition and Telecommunication Policies [43]


• Unit 1: The Transition from Monopoly to Competition in Telecommunications [44]


• Unit 1: Basic Concepts of Competition Policy [45]


• Unit 1: Market Power and Dominance [46]


• Unit 1: Remedies for Anti-Competitive Conduct [47]


• Unit 1: Structural Separation and Divestiture [48]


• Unit 1: Predatory Pricing [49]


• Unit 1: Misuse of Information [50]


• Unit 1: Restrictive Agreements [51]


• Unit 1: Mergers, Acquisitions, and other Corporate Combinations [52]

• Introduction to Unit 2 [53]


• Unit 2: Introduction to Telecommunications Licenses [54]


• Unit 2: Licensing Objectives [55]


• Unit 2: Licensing and other Regulatory Instruments [56]


• Unit 2: Multilateral Trade Rules [57]


• Unit 2: The EU Licensing Directives [58]


• Unit 2: Types of Licensing Regimes [59]


• Unit 2: Licensing Process [60]


• Unit 2: Spectrum License [61]


• Unit 2: Licensing Practices [62]


• Unit 2: Concessions, BOTs and Similar Arrangements [63]


• Unit 2: Contents of Licences [64]


• Unit 2: Social Obligations of Licenses [65]

• Introduction to Unit 3 [66]


• Unit 3: Importance of Interconnection [67]


• Unit 3: Motivation for Network Interconnection [68]


• Unit 3: Technical and Operational Factors Influencing Interconnection [69]


• Unit 3: Economic Terms in Interconnection [70]


• Unit 3: Interconnection Principles [71]


• Unit 3: Works Cited [72]

• Outcomes
• Readings
• Glossary