Module 1: Regulating the Telecommunications Sector: Overview

Telecommunications growth and innovation, Telecommunications and economic development, rationale for regulation, Principles for effective regulation, Key success factors and risk of failure, Institutional responsibilities.
Table of Contents | PDF Version | Updated: March 2007
Overview in French l in Spanish l in Russian l in Chinese l in Arabic

Module 2: Competition and Price Regulation

Fair competition, Interconnection and access, Prices, Benchmark price regulation, Data requirements, Effective price regulation.
Executive Summary | Table of Contents | PDF Version | Updated: January 2007

Module 3: Authorization of Telecommunication/ICT Services

Introduction, Authorization approaches, Competitive licensing processes, Authorization practices, Special authorization situations.
Executive Summary | Table of Contents | PDF Version | Updated: December 2008

Module 4: Universal Access and Service

Principles and basic concepts, Market shortfalls and development gaps, Roles of the government and the private sector, Scope of support beyond the market, Principles of cost-effective support, Funding sources and mechanisms.
Executive Summary | Table of Contents | PDF Version | Updated: September 2008
Downloadable version of this module in French | in Spanish

Module 5: Radio Spectrum Management

Current trends, Technical aspects, Scope of spectrum use and issues, International administrative framework, National institutional arrangements, Authorizing spectrum use and Assigning frequency bands to users and technologies, Stakeholders, Spectrum Pricing, Monitoring and enforcement, and Capacity building for regulators
Executive Summary | Table of Contents | PDF Version | Updated: April 2009

Module 6: Legal and Institutional Framework

Laws and regulations, International treaties and agreements, WTO, National legislation and regulations; Institutional arrangements for telecommunications regulation; Regulatory processes, Relationships with judiciary and competition authorities; Governance, Realistic design options, Human resources and capacity building.
Executive Summary | Table of Contents | PDF Version | Updated: November 2006
Executive Summary in French l in Spanish l in Russian l in Chinese l in Arabic

Module 7: New Technologies and Impact on Regulation

New technologies and applications, Convergence, Internet's impact on networks, business models, market structures, and regulation; Broadband, the way forward.
Executive Summary | Table of Contents | PDF Version | Updated: March 2007

This project is proudly supported and funded in part by the European Commission.