Journal
TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
Volume 24, Issue 10-11, Pages 907-927Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-5961(00)00072-0
Keywords
liberalisation; price rebalancing; basic telephone service
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Liberalisation usually requires price rebalancing. In low-income countries, this often leads to residential rentals being priced are much higher than before, which can threaten the affordability of basic telephone service. A quantitative model is provided for assessing the likely effects of price changes on affordability, using local data. Representative data from a range of countries are provided. Using illustrative parameters, the model is applied to show the effects on telephone take-up of economic growth, different pricing strategies, and different degrees of inequality in income distribution. It is also used to estimate price elasticities of demand for lines in low-income environments. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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