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The Economic Effects of Regulation in the Mobile Telecommunications Industry: The Case of Number Portability in Turkey

Mobil Telekomünikasyon Piyasalarında Regülasyonun Ekonomik Etkileri: Türkiye’de Numara Taşınabilirliği Örneği

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Considering the cost and goals, it was concluded that the regulation in Turkey creates a positive effect as a right and policy that promotes competition, but does not achieve its purpose.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to analyze the economic effects of regulation in mobile telecommunications markets with the example of Number Portability in Turkey.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study, switching costs as a factor preventing competition and mobile number portability as an example of regulation are taken into consideration.
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Conclusion & Impact:Considering the cost and goals, it was concluded that the regulation in Turkey creates a positive effect as a right and policy that promotes competition, but does not achieve its purpose.
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Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the economic effects of regulation in mobile telecommunications markets with the example of Number Portability in Turkey. In this study, switching costs as a factor preventing competition and mobile number portability as an example of regulation are taken into consideration. Switching costs affect the price elasticity of the consumer negatively and the loyalty of the customer positively, creating dependence and inertia, directing the consumer to buy again from the same firm, even if they are not satisfied with the current situation. Regulatory authorities in mobile telecommunications markets where these costs are observed are seeking to reduce these costs by implementing mobile number portability and create a more competitive structure. Examples from the world show that the effects of this regulation vary from country to country. In the empirical analysis, the long-term relationship between price and quantity in the Turkish Mobile Telecommunications Market is determined by cointegration with structural breaks analysis and the effect of the regulation on this relationship is examined. Considering the cost and goals, it was concluded that the regulation in Turkey creates a positive effect as a right and policy that promotes competition, but does not achieve its purpose.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, mobil telekomünikasyon piyasalarında regülasyonun ekonomik etkilerini Türkiye’de numara taşınabilirliği örneği ile analiz etmektir. Çalışmada rekabeti engelleyici faktör olarak değiştirme maliyetleri ve regülasyon örneği olarak mobil numara taşınabilirliği ele alınmaktadır. Değiştirme maliyetleri tüketicinin fiyat hassasiyetini negatif ve müşteri sadakatini pozitif etkileyip bağımlılık ve eylemsizlik oluşturarak tüketiciyi mevcut durumdan memnun olmasa dahi tekrar aynı firmadan satın almaya yöneltir. Bu maliyetlerin oldukça fazla gözlendiği mobil telekomünikasyon piyasalarında düzenleyici otoriteler mobil numara taşınabilirliği uygulaması ile bu maliyetleri azaltmak ve daha rekabetçi bir yapı oluşturmak istemektedirler. Dünyadan örnekler bu düzenlemenin etkilerinin ülkeden ülkeye farklılaştığını göstermektedir. Ampirik analizde Türkiye Mobil Telekomünikasyon Piyasası’ndaki fiyat ve miktar arasındaki uzun dönemli ilişki yapısal kırılmalı eşbütünleşme analizi ile ortaya konmakta ve düzenlemenin bu ilişkideki etkisi incelenmektedir. Maliyet ve hedefler dikkate alınarak elde edilen sonuçlar değerlendirildiğinde Türkiye’deki düzenlemenin bir hak ve rekabeti destekleyici bir politika olarak piyasada hareketlilik oluşturduğu ancak amacına ulaşamadığı sonucuna varılmıştır.

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KAR, M. (2019). The Economic Effects of Regulation in the Mobile Telecommunications Industry: The Case of Number Portability in Turkey. Business and Economics Research Journal, Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 2, 357–372. https://ajindex.com/articles/142136

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