Telecom Reports

On this page you will find links to reports on Telecommunications and Internet classified by themes:

Broadband | Internet | Mobile telephony | Fixed lines | Regulation/Policies/Competition | Local loop unbundling | Tariffs/Pricing | Countries studies | Convergence | Workshop/Forum | Miscellaneous

Broadband

• Broadband Portal (link to Broadband Statistics)
• Mobile broadband: Pricing and services (pdf, 466Kb), 30-June-2009
• Broadband over power lines (BPL): Developments and policy issues
  (pdf,459Kb) 4-June-2009
• The role of communication infrastructure investment in economic recovery (pdf, 458Kb), 19-May-2009
• Benchmarking broadband prices in the OECD (pdf) 14-Jun-2004
• The development of broadband access in rural and remote areas (pdf, 408Kb) 10-May-2004
• Broadband audio-visual services : Market developments in OECD Countries (pdf, 197Kb) 12-Jan-2004
• Broadband and Telephony Services Over Cable Television Networks (pdf, 304Kb)  10-Nov-2003
• Broadband Driving Growth: Policy Responses (pdf, 22Kb) 9-Oct-2003
• Maximising Broadband to Boost Economic and Social Development
• Universal service obligations and broadband (pdf) 21-Jan-2003
• Broadband Access for Business 04-Dec-2002
• The Development of Broadband Access in the OECD Countries (pdf) 29-Oct-2001
• ICT Standardisation in the New Global Context. Final Report (pdf) 1996

Internet

• Global opportunities for internet access developments (pdf) 26-Apr-2007
• Evolution in the management of country code Top-level domain names (ccTLDs) (pdf) 17-Nov-2006
• OECD INPUT to the United Nations Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) (pdf, 502Kb) 20-Apr-2006
• The secondary market for domain names (pdf, 189Kb) 12-Apr-2006
• Internet Traffic Exchange: Market Developments and Measurement of Growth (pdf, 748Kb) 5-Apr-2006
• Development of voice over Wi-Fi by integrating mobile networks (pdf, 170Kb) 14-Apr-2005
• OECD input to the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) (pdf) 6-Apr-2005 
• Generic top level domain names: market development and allocation issues (pdf, 293Kb) 13-Jul-2004
• Comparing domain name administration in OECD countries (pdf) 08-Apr-2003
• Trends in IP Technology (pdf) 19-Mar-2002
• Development of wireless local area networks in OECD countries (pdf) 14-Apr-2003
• Cybersquatting : The OECD's experience and problems it illustrates with registrar  (pdf) 13-Mar-2002
• Internet traffic exchange and the development of end-to-end international telecommunication competition (pdf) 12-Mar-2002
• The Internet and Business Performance (pdf) 20-Dec-2001
• OECD Indicators on Internet and Electronic Commerce 02-Oct-2000
• Building infrastructure capacity for electronic commerce: Leased line developments and pricing (pdf) 13-Jun-1999
• Internet Infrastructure Indicators (pdf)   27-Oct-1998
• Internet Voice Telephony Developments (pdf) 06-Apr-1998
• Internet Traffic Exchange: Developments and Policy (pdf) 31-Mar-1998
• Internet Domain Name Allocation Policies (pdf) 31-Oct-1997
  

Mobile telephony

• Mobile broadband: Pricing and services (pdf, 466Kb), 30-June-2009
• The spectrum dividend: Spectrum management issues (pdf) 08-Nov-2006
• Secondary markets for spectrum: policy issues (pdf, 237Kb) 20-Apr-2005
• Spectrum Allocation: Auctions and Comparative Selection Procedures 16-Jan-2002
• Cellular Mobile Pricing Structures and Trends (pdf, 534Kb) 18-May-2000
• Mobile Cellular Communication: Pricing Strategies and Competition, ICCP No. 39 (pdf) 31-May-1996
• OECD Reflections on the Benefits of Mobile Cellular Telecommunication Infrastructure Competition (pdf) 31-Dec-1995
• Mobile and PSTN Communication Services: Competition or Complementarity? (pdf) 31-Dec-1994

Fixed lines

• ENUM: Converging telephone numbers and addresses in next generation networks (pdf, 909Kb) 02-Jun-2009
• Next generation network development in OECD countries (pdf, 212Kb) 18-Jan-2005
• Developments in Carrier Selection and Pre-selection 14-Nov-2001
• Interconnection and Local Competition (pdf) 06-Feb-2001
• Performance Indicators for Public Telecommunications Operators 31-Dec-2000
• Restructuring in Public Telecommunications Operator Employment (pdf) 10-Aug-1995
• Mobile and PSTN Communication Services: Competition or Complementarity? (pdf) 31-Dec-1994
• Universal Service and Rate Restructuring in Telecommunications, No. 23 (pdf)  31-May-1991

Regulation / Policies / Competition

• ENUM: Converging telephone numbers and addresses in next generation networks (pdf, 909Kb) 02-Jun-2009
• The role of communication infrastructure investment in economic recovery
  (pdf, 457Kb) 19-May-2009
• Network externality premiums and international telecommunication traffic exchange (pdf, 502Kb) 15-Apr-2009
• Policy considerations for audio-visual content distribution in a multiplatform environment (pdf) 12-Jan-2007
• Rethinking universal service for a next generation network environment (pdf, 553Kb) 18-Apr-2006
• Policy considerations of VoIP (pdf) 20-Mar-2006
• The implications of WiMAX for competition and regulation (pdf) 02-Mar-2006
• Regulatory reform as a tool for bridging the digital divide (pdf, 235Kb) 22-Feb-2005
• Indicators for the assessment of telecommunications competition (pdf)   
  16-Jan-2003
• Regulatory Overview of the Broadcasting Sectors 16-Aug-2001
• Bridging the "Digital Divide": Issues and Policies in OECD Countries 12-Jul-2001
• Regulatory Overview of the Telecommunications Sectors 08-Jul-2001
• Telecommunications regulations: Institutional structures and responsibilities (pdf, 234Kb) 24-May-2000
• A Review of Market Openness and Trade in Telecommunications (pdf) 19-Sep-1999
• Interconnection Policies in Member countries 22-Jan-1998
• Information Infrastructures: Their Impact and Regulatory Requirements (pdf) 31-Dec-1996
• New Technologies and their Impact on the Accounting Rate System (pdf)  31-Dec-1996
• Local Telecommunication Competition: Developments and Policy Issues (pdf) 31-Aug-1996
• Global Information Infrastructure - Global Information Society (GII-GIS): Statement of Policy Recommendations (pdf) 31-May-1996
• The Role of Information in Telcommunications Regulations (pdf) 28-Mar-1996
• Current Status of Communication Infrastructure Regulation: Cable Television (pdf) 29-Feb-1996
• Satellite Communication: Structural Change and Competition (pdf) 10-Sep-1995
• International Telecommunications: A Review of Issues and Developments (pdf)  16-Aug-1995
• Universal Service Obligations in a Competitive Telecommunications Environment, No. 38 (pdf) 01-Jun-1995
• The Economic and Regulatory Aspects of Telecommunication Numbering (pdf) 31-Dec-1994
• The Changing Role for Telecommunications in the Economy: Globalisation and its Impact on National Telecommunication Policy (pdf) 31-Dec-1994

Local Loop Unbundling

• The Benefits and Costs of Structural Separation of the Local Loop (pdf, 216Kb) 02-Nov-2003
• Developments in Local Loop Unbundling (pdf, 347Kb) 10-Aug-2003
• Alternative Local Loop Technologies: A Review (pdf) 30-Sep-1996  

Tariffs / Pricing

• Network externality premiums and international telecommunication traffic exchange (pdf, 502Kb) 15-Apr-2009
• Trends in international calling prices in OECD Countries (pdf, 212Kb) 18-Dec-2003
• Local Access Pricing and E-commerce 25-Jul-2000
• Price Caps for Telecommunications: Policies and Experiences, No. 37 (pdf) 31-May-1995
• International Telecommunication Pricing Practices and Principles: A Progress Review, No. 36 (pdf) 31-May-1995
• Refile and Alternate Calling Procedures: Their Impact on Accounting Rates and Collecting Charges (pdf) 31-Dec-1994
• International Telecommunication Tariffs: Charging Practices and Procedures, No. 34 (pdf) 31-May-1994
• OECD Baskets Methodology (3 documents):
  • OECD Telecommunications Basket Definitions 2000 (pdf)
  • OECD Mobile Baskets Revision 2002 (pdf)
  • OECD Baskets Revision 2006  (pdf)

Countries studies

• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Canada (pdf) 2002
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Czech Republic (pdf) 2001
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Denmark (pdf) 2000
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in France (pdf) 2003
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Greece (pdf) 2001
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Germany (pdf) 2004
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Hungary (pdf) 2000
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Ireland (pdf) 2001
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Italy (pdf) 2001
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Japan (pdf) 1999
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Korea (pdf) 2000
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Mexico (pdf) 1999
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in the Netherlands (pdf) 1999
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Poland (pdf) 2002
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Spain (pdf) 2000
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in Turkey (pdf) 2002
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in United Kingdom (pdf) 2002
• Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry in United States (pdf) 1999
• Review of the development and reform of the telecommunications sector in China (pdf) 2003

Convergence

• ENUM: Converging telephone numbers and addresses in next generation networks (pdf, 909Kb) 02-Jun-2009
• Global opportunities for internet access developments (pdf) 26-Apr-2007
• Mobile multiple play: New service pricing and policy implications (pdf) 15-Jan-2007
• Competition in the Video Programming Distribution Market: Implications for Regulators (pdf, 224Kb) 7- Apr-2005
• The implications of convergence for regulation of electronic communications (pdf, 270 Kb) 12-Jul-2004
• Conditional Access Systems: Implications for Access (pdf) 27-Jun-1999
• Cross-Ownership and Convergence (pdf) 11-Nov-1998
• Webcasting and Convergence: Policy Implications (pdf) 31-Oct-1997
• New Social and Economic Approaches to a Multimedia World: Summary Report and Final Agenda (pdf) 05-Mar-1996
• Information Infrastructure Convergence and Pricing: The Internet - Part one, Part two, Part three (pdf) 31-Dec-1995
• Telecommunications and Broadcasting: convergence or collision? No. 29 (pdf) 31-May-1992 
  

Workshop/Forum

• Next Generation Networks: Evolution and Policy Considerations, OECD Foresight Forum, 3 October 2006: Agenda
• OECD Workshop on Developing Broadband Access in Rural and Remote Areas, Porto, October 2004
  

Miscellaneous

• Radio-frequency identification (RFID): Drivers, challenges and public policy considerations (pdf) 27-Feb-2006
• National R&D Programmes (pdf)
• Telecommunications Equipment: Changing Markets and Trade Structures, No. 24 (pdf) 31-May-1991
• Trade in Information, Computer and Communication Services, No. 21 (pdf)  31-May-1990
• OECD Declaration on Transborder Data Flows 10-Apr-1985

Last updated: November-2009