Regulatory impact in the telecommunications sector:: barriers to society, innovation and competition

The objective of this study is to identify the social impacts of regulating the telecommunications sector and check in greater economic freedom if there is more promotion of competition environments, innovation and benefits to society. Discusses the controversial origin of the theoretical basis for...

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Autores: Tavares, Carlos Mendes, Rodrigues, Luana Batista, Cavalcante, Sueli Maria de Araujo, Lopes, Leandro de Proença
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)
Repositorio:Conhecer (Fortaleza)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.uece.br:article/1049
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uece.br/index.php/revistaconhecer/article/view/1049
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Regulação econômica
Impactos sociais
Concorrência
Inovação
Liberdade econômica
Economic regulation
Social impacts
Competition
Innovation
Economic freedom
Regulación económica
Impactos sociales
Competencia
Innovación
Libertad económica
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Sumario:The objective of this study is to identify the social impacts of regulating the telecommunications sector and check in greater economic freedom if there is more promotion of competition environments, innovation and benefits to society. Discusses the controversial origin of the theoretical basis for the regulation, making a counterpoint to his role as defender of the consumer interests. This is an exploratory research, with reports of data from international and national entities. The results suggest that over-regulation of the telecommunications sector in Brazil negatively impacts on society in terms of cost, accessibility and quality of services , coming to reinforce the thesis that promote deregulation accelerate the development of the sector, bringing more benefits to society and removing barriers to competition and innovation.