Trade and international telecommunications policy
- 1 October 1992
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Communication Gazette
- Vol. 50 (2-3) , 193-216
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001654929205000206
Abstract
Development of trade rules for international telecommunications within the ongoing General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations and the recently- concluded North American Free Trade Agreement represent a significant shift in policymaking. Historically, telecommunication has been the responsibility of national governmental authorities, whether through public sector service provision or regulation. However, the increasing incorporation of communication and information resources into the transnational corporate economy in the past two decades has prompted efforts to shift control to the private sector. This study analyses the impact of a trade framework for telecommunications services on international and national policy-making.Keywords
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