Telecommunication regulation in Kenya a case for generic reforms due to convergence in ICT (information communication technologies).
Abstract
The continuous evolution of new technologies results in the inability to
predict the future development of convergence. The development of new
services like web casting and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoiP) or
internet telephony, requires the need for regulations which does not aim
to predict the future but aspires to be flexible enough to accommodate
and propagate any permutation and combination of technologies and
services.
The changing nature and orientation of communications enterprises
creates new challenges for regulators. For instance, Internet service
providers are providing audiovisual contents while telecommunication
companies are moving into content and broadcasting areas.
This trend towards horizontal and vertical integrated enterprises can be
explained by the search of economies of scope and scale, reduced
transactions costs and simulation of innovation in the production of new
services.
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