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Framework for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Telecommunications Regulators in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorAttenborough, Nigel
dc.contributor.authorKoch, Gideon
dc.contributor.authorMaiorano, Federica
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Tim
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-29T22:01:25Z
dc.date.available2014-07-29T22:01:25Z
dc.date.issued2004-04-09
dc.description.abstractThis report develops an assessment framework and decision-making tool that, it is hoped, will facilitate evaluations of the effectiveness of telecommunications regulators in sub-Saharan Africa by the regulators themselves, World Bank staff, other institutions and their consultants. The assessment framework has been developed as part of a larger study in which the framework was developed and then applied in three sub-Saharan African countries, Mauritania, Uganda and South Africa. The individual country assessments are attached to this report as appendices. In the context of this framework, the adoption of a broad and dynamic definition of effectiveness or regulatory efficiency encompasses both the legal and regulatory framework design and the extent to which it has affected the regulator's influence on the sector, as well as the implementation of the framework, regulatory practice, the regulatory decisions taken and their outcomes. The structure of the report is as follows. Section 2 sets out the rationale for using the analytical framework. Section 3 explains the framework's logic and the assessment's role in it. A step-by-step instruction guide to conducting assessments can be found in Section 4. Background material for conducting assessments is laid out in the following three sections: section 5 contains the normative reference point of the assessment; section 6 covers the background data required together with the detailed questionnaire to be used by the evaluator; section 7, provides a menu of options for corrective action which can be used, following assessments, to choose possible solutions to the impediments identified. Finally, Section 8 offers an illustration of how the framework might be used, by examining the issue of licensing in the three sub-Saharan African countries assessed.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/19585715/framework-evaluating-effectiveness-telecommunications-regulators-sub-saharan-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/19057
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19057
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAUCTIONS
dc.subjectBOARD MEMBERS
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCODE OF ETHICS
dc.subjectCODES OF CONDUCT
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL LAW
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCOMPETITORS
dc.subjectCOMPLAINTS
dc.subjectCONFLICTS OF INTEREST
dc.subjectCONFLICTS OF INTERESTS
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectCONSULTATION
dc.subjectCONSULTATION PROCEDURES
dc.subjectCONSULTATIONS
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING PROCESS
dc.subjectDECREES
dc.subjectDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDISPUTE RESOLUTION
dc.subjectDRAFT REGULATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC REGULATION
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE REGULATION
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT POWERS
dc.subjectEXISTING GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectFINAL DECISION
dc.subjectFINAL REPORT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subjectIMPACT OF REGULATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFORMAL MEETINGS
dc.subjectINTRODUCTION OF COMPETITION
dc.subjectJUDICIAL REVIEW
dc.subjectJURISDICTION
dc.subjectLEGAL BASIS
dc.subjectLEGAL DISPUTES
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGAL INSTRUMENT
dc.subjectLEGAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectLEGAL TEXT
dc.subjectLEGAL TEXTS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLICENSEE
dc.subjectLICENSEES
dc.subjectLITIGATION
dc.subjectMARKET PLAYERS
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKET SHARES
dc.subjectMARKET STRUCTURE
dc.subjectMINISTER
dc.subjectMINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectMINISTERS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectNATURE OF REGULATION
dc.subjectNETWORK OPERATORS
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectPENETRATION RATES
dc.subjectPOLICY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectPOLICY STATEMENTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL INVESTORS
dc.subjectPRICE CAPS
dc.subjectPRICE REGULATION
dc.subjectPRIVACY
dc.subjectPRIVACY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE COMPANIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTORS
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC CONSULTATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC DOMAIN
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEARINGS
dc.subjectPUBLIC MEETINGS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectREGULATION HANDBOOK
dc.subjectREGULATION POLICY
dc.subjectREGULATOR
dc.subjectREGULATORS
dc.subjectREGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectREGULATORY ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY AGENCIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY AGENCY
dc.subjectREGULATORY AUTHORITY
dc.subjectREGULATORY BODIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY BODY
dc.subjectREGULATORY CAPTURE
dc.subjectREGULATORY CRITERIA
dc.subjectREGULATORY DECISION
dc.subjectREGULATORY DECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectREGULATORY DECISIONS
dc.subjectREGULATORY DESIGN
dc.subjectREGULATORY EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectREGULATORY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENTITY
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREGULATORY FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectREGULATORY OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectREGULATORY OFFICIALS
dc.subjectREGULATORY POLICY
dc.subjectREGULATORY PRACTICE
dc.subjectREGULATORY PROCESSES
dc.subjectREGULATORY STAFF
dc.subjectREGULATORY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectREPUTATION
dc.subjectRETAIL TARIFFS
dc.subjectREVOCATION OF LICENCES
dc.subjectRIGHTS OF WAY
dc.subjectSENIOR MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTARIFF REGULATION
dc.subjectTARIFF REGULATIONS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
dc.subjectTELEPHONE LINES
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTURNOVER
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.titleFramework for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Telecommunications Regulators in Sub-Saharan Africaen
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okr.date.disclosure2014-05-29
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:03:34.094855Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/19585715/framework-evaluating-effectiveness-telecommunications-regulators-sub-saharan-africa
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000456286_20140529095631
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19585715
okr.identifier.report88319
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicAdministrative and Regulatory Law
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Sector Regulation
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.topicPublic Sector Regulation
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Legal and Regulatory Framework
okr.topicLaw and Development
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitInformation & Communication Tech (TWICT)
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