2.1 Studies Related to Competition in Indian Telecom Service Sector: N.M. Shanthi (2005) throws light on the factors that contributed to the growth of telecom sectors. The studies various initiatives take by government in lien of liberalisation, privatisation and de-monopolisation initiatives. The trend is expected to continue in the segment as prices are falling as a result of competition in the segments. The beneficiaries of the competition are the consumers who are given a wide variety of services. Subhashish Gupta (2007) find out that the telecommunication in India is seen as a resounding success of the policy of liberalization. There is vigorous competition in cellular mobile services and this sector continues to grow at a rapid …show more content…
Besides lowering of prices, increased efficiency, greater innovation, highly tech industry better quality services are some of the reasons which are boosting competition amongst various telecom service providers. Arindham Mukherjee (March, 2006) takes out various case studies like Vodafone, Maxis, Telekopm Malaysia, Tatatele etc. to study the rising interest of foreigners for investment in Indian telecom industry. Various reasons of stemming growth can be rising subscriber base, rising teledensity, rising handset requirements, saturated telecom markets of other countries, stiff competition, requirement of huge capital, high growth curve on telecom, changing regulatory environment, conducive FDI limits in telecom sector. Business Standard (October 1, 2012) states that plagued by increasing competition, the telecom industry is adding more and more inactive subscriber, leading to saturation in the industry. Increasing price competition and aggressive customer acquisitions by the telecom operators could lead to saturation in the telecom industry, with the pace of subscriber addition not likely to be as strong as before, points out a recent report on the sector by rating agency ICRA. The active mobile phone subscribers base stood at 76 per cent of the total subscribers as on July …show more content…
In the provision of basic services for example, although more than 79 countries have allowed some competition in local service markets in 2001, only 46 countries had a second line operator to compete with the incumbent. Similarly, although over 81 per cent of countries claimed to allow competition in their cable TV markets last year, the real number of countries with effective competition is far fewer. Telecom watch (2011) states that the incumbent operators BSNL/MTNL enjoys a dominant position in wire line segment of telecom market with a market share of nearly 88%. The MTNL operates in Delhi & Mumbai and BSNL operates in the rest of the country. Both these organisations have been carved out of the government i.e. the department of telecom and historically enjoyed the privileges being a government department such as right of way, the strategically located land and buildings and other infrastructural facilities. These organisations enjoys dominant position in wire-line telephony and using this infrastructure including copper local loop in acquiring dominant position in internet service provisions specially in broadband segment. Thus in order to encourage competition in the telecom sector, it is necessary that the other
An Oxford University graduate, Jonathan Swift, in his article, A Modest Proposal, proposes a solution to Irelands growing poverty in the 18th century by proposing the selling and eating of innocent babies. Swift’s purpose is to state the benefits that the poor would gain from selling their one year old children to the wealthy to eat them. He takes on a concerning tone in order to convince the people of Ireland to consider and adopts his obscene plan.
Of particular importance is the deregulation of the telecommunications industry as mentioned in the act (“Implementation of the Telecommunications Act,” NTLA). This reflects a new thinking that service providers should not be limited by artificial and now antique regulatory categories but should be permitted to compete with each other in a robust marketplace that contains many diverse participants. Moreover the Act is evidence of governmental commitment to make sure that all citizens have access to advanced communication services at affordable prices through its “universal service” provisions even as competitive markets for the telecommunications industry expand. Prior to passage of this new Act, U.S. federal and state laws and a judicially established consent decree allowed some competition for certain services, most notably among long distance carriers. Universal service for basic telephony was a national objective, but one developed and shaped through federal and state regulations and case law (“Telecommunications Act of 1996,” Technology Law). The goal of universal service was referred to only in general terms in the Communications Act of 1934, the nation's basic telecommunications statute. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 among other things: (i) opens up competition by local telephone companies, long distance providers, and cable companies ...
Since the beginning of the 19th century, America has had to deal with the on going
In the article “The Modest Proposal” the credible author known as, Johnathan Swift informs us readers on the starving families in Ireland. Swift’s total purpose of the article is to educate the article readers on how these families struggle for survival from the problem of starvation. Swift adopts an emotional and relatable feeling in his readers. Swift further conveys his explanation later on in the article.
Jonathan Swift in his “Modest Proposal” introduces a problem of poverty to his audience. The purpose of writing this piece is to warn the audience about some major problems. This piece is generally directed towards the general people because he doesn’t specifically direct it towards anyone in particular.
I am thankful to ACRL's Recruitment & Nominations committee and honored and humbled to stand for election with Lauren Pressley as a candidate for ACRL vice-president/president-elect. ACRL has been my professional home since my initial years as an academic librarian. The landscape of higher education and academic libraries continues to ever evolve as much as technology transforms asynchronous and synchronous learning. Academic libraries and librarians must continue to remain relevant. Highlighting our scholarship, teaching, and service to students, faculty, and administrators at our respective institutions. ACRL initiatives such as the recent Diversity Alliance addresses a personal mission of mine. The lack of demographics from our communities
Vodafone and Telstra are both retail phone stores. Both stores sell phones and phone accessorises. Both also allow for walk in service. Because of these factors Vodafone and Telstra do have some competition between each other. Although both stores are extremely similar they have been placed very close to each other, because of this this causes even more competition. (Figure 2)
Effective competition is widely seen as a key to the development of telecommunications services. The ability of new telecommunications networks to interconnect fairly and efficiently with existing networks is critical to the development of competition. AT&T has undergone numerous changes since its inception in the late 19th century. The McKinsey 7 S framework as applied by Pascale is recommended to manage the changes they are facing to adopt a greater competitive presence in the global economy. In conjunction with this framework, numerous other models were applied to analyse the global competitive position of AT&T. Recommendations for a revised strategy and direction for AT&T have been made throughout this document including two scenarios of how the telecommunications industry might develop towards 2000, while outlining the impact on AT&T.
In a competitive environment where market is changing instantly, organizations are in a fix to design a strategy that could market their products enticing the consumers to buy their products and services. Market is the arena for business gladiators who fight out for maximum share and profitability and this is possible only through effective marketing strategy. Competing in present economy means finding ways to break out of commodity status to meet customers’ needs better than competing firms (Ferrell and Hartline, 2010). The intensity of competition has increased after the introduction of media and internet where the companies present their product in the best way through advertisements, product reviews, blog entries, etc. With the advancement in technological innovations, companies have found various ways of providing services to the consumers in a cheaper and effective way and this has resulted in communication revolution in late 1990’s as the cellular technology was unfold in most of the regions. Singtel Optus Pty Limited (Optus) is one such company that has evolved during this period as a leader in integrated communications and this paper is assumed to make an analysis of the company’s marketing strategy and its financial position in the market industry.
Background One. Tel was launched by Jodee Rich and Brad Keeling in 1995 (Cook, 2001). At first, it looked to get the advantages from deregulation of the telecommunication industry by reselling other network’s capacity and making money through stock market speculation. Rich and Keeling tried to increase the company’s shares rather than profit the company (Cook, 2001). Initially, One.
Cellular phones carry a diverse group of users. In June 1985, there were about 203,000 cellular phone service subscribers. By June 1989, the number had exploded to 2.7 million subscribers, and by June 1995 there were mire than 26 million subscribers. When cell phones were first introduce, only people with a lot of money had them and the service was very expensive. It was a lot cheaper to stop and use the pay phone than it was to use a cell phone. Now, it is almost as cheap to use a cell phone to make a long distance call as it is to make a long distance call using AT&T.
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By 2002-03, Indian market has grown highly competitive. Due to fall in ARPU (average monthly revenue per customer unit), players fought to capture new subscribers. With industry consolidation, the focus is switching from having a national footprint to the ability to provide value-added services. Opera...
The growth of services sector in our economy is a step forward in the development of Indian economy. In day to day life of an individual the use of mobile phones acts as necessity in getting connected with people for one or the other purpose. India has a largest variety of smartphones available for the users. Because of the fast technologies in smartphones & in market, the networks and services providers of telecom must be updated so as to meet the requirements of people. Indian telecommunication industry is considered to be one of the fastest growing telecom industries in the world. The mounting up of the subscribers reaches to an approximate 800 billion plus users in telecom sector. The industry is growing at as pace in such a way that it will reach a level beyond the telecom markets of USA &
Success Factors for Growth in the Indian Telecom Market. In India’s highly competitive market, Bharti must be mindful of how to keep its core competencies ahead as well as trying to develop new ones.