1. Telecom Regulatory Environment Indian Case Payal Malik

2. Regulation and Investment: Case Study of the Indian Telecommunications Industry Methodological Issues Subscriber Data: Reconciling Public Sector and Private Sector Data Which Source? Difference between Regulator and DoT Technology neutral Investment Data: FDI, FII, Debt, Equity, public versus private Flow versus Stock Incumbents investment figures

3. Regulation and Investment: Case Study of the Indian Telecommunications Industry Telecom Regulatory Environment Regulations have been under researched than their potential economic effects warrant: Lack of Data Relatively low weight to regulation in comparison to privatization (empirical work used regulation as a ‘dummy’ variable) Need: To compile extensive comprehensive and consistent data set Extensive survey of telecom regulators (Both regulatory governance and content) Help in understanding how regulatory institutions interact with industry and economy (NERA and AEI- Brookings Institute) Most important: Consistent data to allow for cross-country empirical analysis

4. Regulation and Investment: Case Study of the Indian Telecommunications Industry Market Entry Market Structure (fixed and cellular) Level of Competition (investment incentives) Private/Public and details of ownership Domestic vs. Foreign (FDI Policy) Consolidation (M&As) Technology (CDMA vs. GSM) NLD and ILD ISP and Broadband

5. Regulation and Investment: Case Study of the Indian Telecommunications Industry Market Entry Entry Policy and No. of licenses (Duopoly vs. multiple operators) Licensing Mechanism (Auctions) Licensing authority License fee

6. Regulation and Investment: Case Study of the Indian Telecommunications Industry Scarce Resources Procedure to distribute this scarce resource (Auctions vs. Beauty Contests or bunching) Amount of spectrum available Spectrum Charges Efficiency in usage (incentives created by the allocation)

7. Regulation and Investment: Case Study of the Indian Telecommunications Industry Interconnection Interconnection Policies Interconnection rate setting (bilateral, regulator, other) between Reference Interconnect Offer CPP vs. RPP (implication on investments) Interconnection Usage Charges Access deficit charge Time limit for bilateral negotiations Who intervenes at the time of conflicts?

8. Regulation and Investment: Case Study of the Indian Telecommunications Industry Tariffs Tariff rebalancing Tariff orders Cross-Subsidies AARPU

9. Regulation and Investment: Case Study of the Indian Telecommunications Industry Regulation of Anti Competitive Practices Unequal entry decisions made by the DoT as a licensor Incumbent foreclosing competition Interconnection Staffing Patterns Cross-Subsidy Regime in the form of ADC