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Book SynopsisTheoretical and empirical work examining disruptive activity within industry has previously been restricted to the free market, even if an element of ad hoc government interference has occurred.
In contrast, this book makes a unique evaluation of a situation that prevails across a significant part of the industrial sector where involvement is subject to the acquisition of an operating licence. Taking telecommunications as an illustrative industry, with a particular focus on mobile telecommunications, the book focuses on the regulatory bodies that are tasked with licence issuance. New entry is usually attempted by a single company, often with existing links within the telecommunications sector, and usually within a single country. This book provides detailed accounts of both the individual countries and international operators in question, while also including a case study of CK Hutchinson which has been associated with multiple country entries. It also examines how disruptive activity is evolving from its roots in the mobile sector to encompass so-called “quad-play” which includes fixed-wire broadband and pay-TV.
Disruptive Activity in a Regulated Industry: The Case of Telecommunications will appeal to postgraduate researchers and academics in the fields of economics, innovation, regulation, and governance.
Trade ReviewThis book uses case studies to analyze disruptive activity in telecommunications, focusing on the mobile sector, in various countries. After discussing the literature on disruptive behavior, it examines the document published by the UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom, and countries where disruption is occurring; mobile operator licensing in Europe; antitrust regulation in Europe; the issue of multi-play as a disruptive strategy; the disruption by Free Mobile in the French telecommunications market; disruption in the Indian mobile market; and the disruptor CK Hutchison. -- Annotation ©2019 * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Literature review Chapter 2. Case studies of disruptive activity Chapter 3. Mobile operator licensing in Europe: new entry and competition Chapter 4. European mobile: The doctrine of '4 networks good, 3 networks bad' Chapter 5. Multi-play as a disruptive strategy Chapter 6. Free Mobile: A disruptive new entrant shakes up the French market Chapter 7. India: A disruptive new entrant causes havoc Chapter 8. CK Hutchison: A disruptive force in mobile telecommunications Chapter 9. The multi-faceted nature of disruption
