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Telecommunications liberalization in Jamaica Franklin Anthony Brown Office of Utilities Regulation, Third Floor, PCJ Resource Centre, 36 Trafalgar Road, Kingston, Jamaica International Journal of Regulation and Governance 2(2): 107`127 Abstract This paper provides an overview of the process of market liberaliza- tion and changes to the regulatory regime that followed the Agree- ment in September 1999 between the monopoly telephone company, Cable and Wireless Jamaica Limited, and the Govern- ment of Jamaica to dismantle the company\s monopoly. Efforts by the multi-sectoral regulatory body, the Office of Utilities Regula- tion, in building institutional capacity and facilitating interconnec- tion between the new entrants and the incumbent are examined. Policy outcomes of the reform measures undertaken to date show that substantial progress has been made in transforming the telecommunications landscape in Jamaica from a monopoly struc- ture to a competitive regime. Amidst the gains, however, are prob- lems such as the financial constraints facing other key regulatory institutions, the Fair Trading Commission and the Spectrum Management Authority, which hinder their ability to discharge their statutory regulatory duties.

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Page 1: Telecommunications liberalization in Jamaicabookstore.teri.res.in/docs/journals/IJRG-Dec-02-Paper2.pdf · Telecommunications liberalization in Jamaica Franklin Anthony Brown Office

Telecommunications liberalization in Jamaica

Franklin Anthony Brown

Office of Utilities Regulation, Third Floor, PCJ Resource Centre,36 Trafalgar Road, Kingston, Jamaica

International Journal of Regulation and Governance 2(2): 107�127

AbstractThis paper provides an overview of the process of market liberaliza-tion and changes to the regulatory regime that followed the Agree-ment in September 1999 between the monopoly telephonecompany, Cable and Wireless Jamaica Limited, and the Govern-ment of Jamaica to dismantle the company�s monopoly. Efforts bythe multi-sectoral regulatory body, the Office of Utilities Regula-tion, in building institutional capacity and facilitating interconnec-tion between the new entrants and the incumbent are examined.Policy outcomes of the reform measures undertaken to date showthat substantial progress has been made in transforming thetelecommunications landscape in Jamaica from a monopoly struc-ture to a competitive regime. Amidst the gains, however, are prob-lems such as the financial constraints facing other key regulatoryinstitutions, the Fair Trading Commission and the SpectrumManagement Authority, which hinder their ability to dischargetheir statutory regulatory duties.

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