Telecommunications Reform in Central and Eastern Europe

Abstract: The economic and technological features of telecommunication systems in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries raise a host of challenging issues for public policy analysis. With the aid of theoretical developments in industrial organization and regulation literature, this paper examines an appropriate framework in which the telecommunications industry in CEE can be privatized and regulated. It also assesses the recent reform effort in CEE and draws some lessons for further effort to fulfill the goal of basic telephone services for all.;