Brazil revamps telecom for global competition

Authors :: Silton, Michael M.
Source :: Business Communications Review. May, 1994, Vol. 24 Issue 5, p53, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 1994
Abstract: An overview of the Brazilian telecommunications market and the government's efforts to regulate that market is presented. Some regulation is necessary to protect the country's inelastic market from monopolistic excesses, but the profitability of new telecommunications enterprises must be assured. Brazil's experience provides a case study on the ability of a regulatory fabric to meet market priorities and improve services.<br />International case study: Brazil is booming, and its communications infrastructure is ripe with possibilities and pitfalls. The historical relationship between development and democracy is clear: Social and political turmoil go [...]