Post-Graduate Diploma in ICT Policy and Regulation TR 503
ICT Industry and Markets |
Instructors |
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David Mukosa,
Co-Instructor
University of Zambia
dmukosa@cc.unza.zm
+260 96 728643
+260 1 291777
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Syllabus (Course Information) |
Course
Schedule | | Students will "attend" class for at least 3 hours a week, every week. Attendance in this class is classified as "logged-on or otherwise connected to this digital learning environment and actively engaged in productive learning." |
Contact Info. | | Please use e-mail to contact the instructors (amalichi@ENG.UNZA.ZM and dmukosa@cc.unza.zm)
If necessary, you can attempt contacting the instructor via telephone. Please keep in mind that the instructors live and work in the +2 GMT zone. |
Course Description | | 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 an efficient, cost effective market including the need for discriminatory regulation in some circumstances. Learners will acquire basic knowledge on competition as it relates to market structure and performance, licensing, approvals in market order, and access development. |
Prerequisite | | Minimum qualification for admission to the programme. |
Topics Covered | | - Competition Policy - Topics to be covered in Part One include: competition policy, mergers and acquisitions, market dominance, discriminatory / predatory practices, and the options available to the sector regulator to deal with these infringements.
- Introduction to Licensing and Approvals - Topics to be covered in Part Two include: telecommunications licences, licensing objectives, multilateral trade rules, the EU licensing directive, types of licensing regimes, the licensing processes, licensing practices, and contents of licences.
- Interconnection - Topics to be covered in Part Three include: introduction to interconnection and inter-operability, motivation for network interconnection, regulatory policies in interconnection, economic terms in interconnection, and interconnection principles.
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Learning Objectives | | At the end of this course the learner should be able to: - Define the roles of various stakeholders (i.e., consumer advocates, private sector operators, regulators, government) in facilitating competition the ICT industry and markets.
- Analyse the relationship between the principles of interconnection, competition and licensing
- Analyse the implications of competition policy on interconnection, licensing, and the ICT industry and markets
- Assess the state of ICT industry and markets in a region of Africa in terms of competition, licensing, and interconnection
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| | Required Texts: - International Telecommunication Union. (2001). Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2000-2001 - Interconnection Regulation.
- Hill, R. and Watkinson, J. eds. (1999). International Forum on Dispute resolution in Telecommunications.
Course Documents (downloads available on KEWL): - Melody, W. H. (ed) 1997. Telecom reform: Principles, policies and regulation processes. Lyngby: Technical University of Denmark.
- Intven, H; Oliver, J. and Sepulveda, E. 2000. Telecommunications Regulations Handbook. Washington: The World Bank.
Essential On-Line Resources (access through the Internet): - White paper - Telecommunications Disputes: Specificities, Problems, Solutions. (17 June 1999)
link: http://www.icc-uk.com/rhill.html - Interconnection & Interoperability of services over telephony networks. [PDF download]
- Networks and services interoperability in the infocom era.
[PDF download]
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Assessment | | Assessments for the course are broken down as follows (total = 100%): - 20% for participation in the online group discussion/ seminar
- 30% for the individual assignment
- 50% for the examination
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TR 503 - ICT Industry and Markets
Last Modified: 30 March 2004 |
