03872nas|a2200445 a 4500 20260818134421.0 060522s2005 th uu|m rtt 0| a1eng d .b11988058 AIT RSPR no.SM-05-81 Bandaranayake, Ihala Walawwe Namal Impact of the regulator's independence on the telecommunications industry Pathum Thani, Thailand : Asian Institute of Technology, 2005 39, [3] leaves Research studies project report ; no. SM-05-81 A research study submitted in paitial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration, School of Management Research studies project report (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2005 Telecommunications reforms have been carried out throughout the world at a hectic pace. Some countries have seen their industries flourish while elsewhere obtaining the basic telephone service has remained a very difficult task. Regulation holds a key to how the markets will perform in this industry, and how the regulator should be structured and empowered remains to be debated. International organizations such as the World Bank and WTO have been advocating deregulation of the telecommunications industry and need to have an independent regulator in operation. However it has not been empirically proven that an independent regulator does lead to the success of the industry. This paper attempts to identify the importance of the independence of the telecommunications regulator to the success of the industry. The paper also looks at what criteria determine the independence of the regulator and how each of those affects the independence. I have not been able to establish a direct correlation between the independence of the regulator and the performance of the industry through this study. Although the independence alone is not indicative of the performance of the industry, the importance of the independence cannot be undermined as seen both from the literature and in the opinion of industry experts. The most important output of the research is the comprehensive list of criteria considered important for the independence of the regulator. The relative importance of these criteria is also measured. These criteria are based upon the expert opinions in the industry and can be used as a solid starting point for similar research in the future. Telecommunication Igel, Barbara, Chairperson Donyaprueth Krairit, Examination Committee Singha Chiamsiri, Examination committee Government of Korea, Examination committee Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. SM-05-81 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B09508 .b11988058 mnait u 240816 0 060519 m a u 0 mnait mnait mnarc mnarc 20 22 40 Barcode : 30050120993562 CREATED : 2006-05-22 RECORD # : i12486462 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120662001 CREATED : 2012-02-11 RECORD # : i12712590 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120377022 CREATED : 2016-05-27 RECORD # : i13001723 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050121071137 CREATED : 2023-06-26 RECORD # : i13453592 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 58228 58228 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 50.00 0 AIT RSPR no.SM-05-81 30050120993562 2026-08-18 13:44:21 1 2026-08-18 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT RSPR no.SM-05-81 30050120662001 2026-08-18 13:44:21 3 2026-08-18 22 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT RSPR no.SM-05-81 30050120377022 2026-08-18 13:44:22 1 2026-08-18 40 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 50.00 0 AIT RSPR no.SM-05-81 30050121071137 2026-08-18 13:44:22 2 2026-08-18 20