Gateway Liberalisation
International Gateways (IGWs) are the services through which international calls are sent and received.
While most developed markets now have fully competitive international telecommunications markets, many countries in the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Central and South American regions have yet to liberalise IGWs and monopoly supply continues.
Our belief
The GSMA strongly believes that for developing countries to fully share in the globalising economy, it is essential that their IGWs be fully liberalised to allow competition and private investment.
Our report
A GSMA report, ‘Gateway Liberalisation – stimulating economic growth’ demonstrates how the introduction of competition into the international gateways market can reduce call prices by up to 90% and double call volumes. The study measured the overall outcome of liberalisation in terms of prices, traffic volumes, demand elasticity and the wider economic effects in addition to the relative success of different approaches to liberalisation.
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