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		Telecommunications Title: Morocco Developing Competition in Telecommunications Author(s): GICT Policy Division Posted Date: Monday, May 21, 2007 Keywords: anticompetitive behavior, Competition in Telecommunications, competition law, competitive applications, Competitive Markets, competitive telecommunications sector, competitiveness, Competitors, international competition, limited competition Copyrights: Type: File Decription: Competition is the cornerstone of successful telecommunications development. Morocco’s telecommunications reforms in 1995-1999, which among other changes introduced competition in mobile phones, led to fast growth, and improved sector performance. Plans for further competition, however, did not materialize and the sector stagnated. As a result, Morocco lost its leading regional position and the country’s overall competitiveness has been compromised. Important business opportunities await new entrants, especially in the Internet market, fixed voice and data services, international calls, and domestic and international leased lines. Actions being taken by the Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT) to update regulations, monitor and enforce fair competition, and issue new licenses seek to effectively restart sector development. Accelerated development of network competition,focusing regulation on fair competition, further adjustments in the legal and regulatory framework, and building closer ties with regional and global regulatory regimes through trade and economic agreements would contribute to sustainable development of a competitive telecommunications sector in Morocco. Download File: Morocco Developing Competition in Telecommunications.pdf (248K)