ABSTRACT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF THE SECTOR-SPECIFIC AND
COMPETITION RULES IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
IN TURKEY IN THE LIGHT OF THE EU LAW
Aydemir, Duygu
M.S., Department of European Studies
Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Gamze Asç / ioglu-Ö / z
May 2008, 189 pages
This thesis examines the role of the sector-specific rules and competition rules in the liberalized telecommunications markets. It aims to analyse the design of the legal and
institutional framework of these two sets of rules in the liberalized telecommunications sector in Turkey in the light of the EU law. To this purpose, the thesis initially compares and contrasts the main characteristics of and shared
responsibilities between the sector-specific and economy-wide competition rules and institutions in the post-liberalization and post-privatization period. Then, the thesis
explores the EU approach on the balance of influence between these two sets of rules and institutions. Against this background, the thesis examines role, design and
interaction of the sector-specific and competition rules and institutions in the recently liberalized Turkish telecommunications markets. It, also, analyses some important
competition law cases concluded by the Competition Authority.
The thesis has two main arguments. Firstly, it argues that liberalization and privatization in the telecommunications sector does not automatically lead to the competitive environment in the sector. Competitiveness of the markets after the postliberalization and post-privatization period critically depends on the existence of a robust, coherent, and transparent regulatory framework ensuring a smooth balance
between the sector-specific and the competition rules and institutions. Second argument is that sector-specific rules have a transitional character. As telecommunications markets move towards effective competition, sector-specific
regulation will be reduced and the role of the competition rules in those markets will increase.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12609553/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 June 2008 |
| Creators | Aydemir, Duygu |
| Contributors | Ascioglu-oz, Gamze |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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