Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/44310 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
21st European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS): "Telecommunications at New Crossroads: Changing Value Configurations, User Roles, and Regulation", Copenhagen, Denmark, 13th-15th September 2010 No. 8
Publisher: 
International Telecommunications Society (ITS), Calgary
Abstract: 
This paper identifies view points of the Palestinian telecommunications sector's stakeholders with regard to regulatory independence and analyzes reasons behind the rejection of the 2009 Telecommunications Law that establishes an independent telecommunications regulatory authority. It sheds a light on the everlasting debate about necessity and viability of an unbiased, autonomous, and accountable regulator under occupation and political instability. The paper looks at the historical developments of the concept in the US and Europe and discusses political and social factors that played part in establishing regulatory authorities and placing safeguards that strengthen their independence and prevent them from being captured by any stakeholder. Then, through interviewing main stakeholders, the paper presents key issues of regulatory independence in Palestine. It first discusses the 2009 Telecommunications law and compares proposed safeguards to international best practices. Then it presents stakeholders' opinions and position regarding these safeguards. Finally, the paper makes some policy recommendation to ensure that a regulatory authority would be truly independent.
Subjects: 
Telecommunications
Regulatory Independence
Institutional Reform
JEL: 
L96
Z00
Document Type: 
Conference Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
591.67 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.