HOP 6. The Regulation of the Telecommunication Industry

Bryan Carsberg

In this paper Bryan Carsberg shares his thoughts on the industry based on his practical experience as Director General of Telecommunications. The paper focuses on the promotion of competition, the regulation of monopoly business and privatisation as they are being applied - or have been applied - to the telecommunications industry.

BRYAN CARSBERG was appointed as the first Director General of the Office of Telecommunications in 1984, on leave from his position as Arthur Andersen Professor of Accounting at the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London. He has held senior academic, research and business posts in the USA and the UK, specialising in the study of the financial performance of companies in both the private and public sector.