Telkom and the South African economy : achieving the optimal relationship

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dc.contributor.advisorBlack, Philipen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBaird, Peter Walther Orgellen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-28T06:06:08Z
dc.date.available2015-12-28T06:06:08Z
dc.date.issued1995en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa needs a modern, sophisticated telecommunications network to ensure economic development and political stability. The same network must also provide affordable and reliable service to a great percentage of the population. The telecommunications industry is currently monopolised by Telkom, a state-owned business enterprise (SBE), and does not appear capable of meeting these basic requirements. The purpose of this paper is to present a case for restructuring Telkom and liberalising the telecommunications industry to best serve the needs of the South African economy. The objective for restructuring the telecommunications industry must be to maximise long-term consumer welfare for all South Africans. This paper argues that consumer welfare will be maximised only by dismantling the statutory monopoly structure and moving toward a highly competitive, privately owned telecommunications industry. The economic issues, of course, cannot be discussed realistically without reference to political, social and historical variables, all of which are also considered. By focusing primarily on economic issues, however, this paper strives to avoid the ideological disputes which usually surround discussions of state ownership. This paper focuses on the telecommunications industry because it represents the single most important infrastructural component in a modern economy. It also presents a unique opportunity if managed well, and a grave danger if allowed to continue in its current structure.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBaird, P. W. O. (1995). <i>Telkom and the South African economy : achieving the optimal relationship</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15975en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBaird, Peter Walther Orgell. <i>"Telkom and the South African economy : achieving the optimal relationship."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15975en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBaird, P. 1995. Telkom and the South African economy : achieving the optimal relationship. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Baird, Peter Walther Orgell AB - South Africa needs a modern, sophisticated telecommunications network to ensure economic development and political stability. The same network must also provide affordable and reliable service to a great percentage of the population. The telecommunications industry is currently monopolised by Telkom, a state-owned business enterprise (SBE), and does not appear capable of meeting these basic requirements. The purpose of this paper is to present a case for restructuring Telkom and liberalising the telecommunications industry to best serve the needs of the South African economy. The objective for restructuring the telecommunications industry must be to maximise long-term consumer welfare for all South Africans. This paper argues that consumer welfare will be maximised only by dismantling the statutory monopoly structure and moving toward a highly competitive, privately owned telecommunications industry. The economic issues, of course, cannot be discussed realistically without reference to political, social and historical variables, all of which are also considered. By focusing primarily on economic issues, however, this paper strives to avoid the ideological disputes which usually surround discussions of state ownership. This paper focuses on the telecommunications industry because it represents the single most important infrastructural component in a modern economy. It also presents a unique opportunity if managed well, and a grave danger if allowed to continue in its current structure. DA - 1995 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1995 T1 - Telkom and the South African economy : achieving the optimal relationship TI - Telkom and the South African economy : achieving the optimal relationship UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15975 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15975
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBaird PWO. Telkom and the South African economy : achieving the optimal relationship. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 1995 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15975en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherTelecommunication - South Africa.en_ZA
dc.subject.otherTelecommunication systems - South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPostal service - South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPrivatization - South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleTelkom and the South African economy : achieving the optimal relationshipen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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