Approaches to Regulation

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This BASIC course will introduce learners to the context, issues, questions and debates on universal access, universal service, quality of service and consumer protection, with a focus on Africa.

Chapter 1

• Course Syllabus [1]


• Reading Material [2]


• Foreword [3]


• Expectations [4]


• Introduction [5]


• Glossary [6]

• Introduction to Unit 1 [7]


• Social and Political Objectives [8]


• Meeting Economic Goals [9]


• Meeting Economic Goals (continuation) [10]


• Unit 1: Meeting technical goals [11]


• Managing Interconnection [12]


• Enforcement and Implementation [13]


• Unit 1: Final Points [14]


• Unit 1: Study Activities [15]


• Unit 1: Assignment #1 [16]


• Unit 1: Recommended Reading [17]

• Introduction to Unit 2 [18]


• Unit 2: Styles of Regulation [19]


• Styles of Regulation (continued) [20]


• Unit 2: Types of Regulatory Models [21]


• Types of Regulatory models (continued) [22]


• Unit 2: Assignment [23]


• Unit 2: Recommended Reading [24]

• Introduction to Unit 3 [25]


• Unit 3: Demand for Regulation [26]


• Unit 3: Basic Pricing Approaches Unit 3: Basic Pricing Approaches [27]


• Unit 3: ROR Part 1 [28]


• Unit 3: UK Approach for Using Rate of Return Tools [29]


• Unit 3: ROR Part 2 [30]


• Unit 3: Methods for Valuing Assets [31]


• Unit 3: Goals and Techniques of Price Cap Regulation [32]


• Unit 3: Modified Histroical Approach [33]


• Unit 3: Basic Licensing Approaches [34]


• Unit 3: Types of Licences [35]


• Unit 3: Issuing of Licences [36]


• Unit 3: Study Activities [37]


• Unit 3: Assignment #3 [38]


• Unit 3: Recommended Reading [39]

• Outcomes
• Readings
• Glossary