Type of Resource:
Journal

Year of Publication:
2017

Indicators:
- Enablers
- Challenges
- Outcomes and Impacts


Themes:
- Internet for Democracy
- Internet Governance

Author(s): Goodiel Charles Moshia & Hilda Jacob Mwakatumbula

This study analyses the effects of regulation and political stability on the allocation of mobile telecommunication investments in the African continent between 2001 and 2011. To better understand the dynamics of investment in telecommunications, a framework was developed to assess factors that determine investments in the telecom industry at the country and industry level, particularly institutions, market size/demand level, market structure and investing cost. The results show that investments in the mobile telecommunications industry are dependent on regulation and liberalization; however, no statistical evidence was found for the effect of political stability as measured by the democratic process

URL
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308596117302665

Region of Study:
Africa,

Country of Study:
Africa,

Study Quality
High