Telecommunications reform in Botswana: a policy model for African states |
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| Institution: | 1. Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana, P/Bag 285, Maun, Botswana;2. Department of Legal Services, Office of the Vice Chancellor, University of Botswana, P/Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana;1. School of Economic Sciences, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Campus, South Africa;2. Department of Economics, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic;1. School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington Tacoma, USA;2. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, USA;1. School of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University, Building 44, Room 284, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, United States;2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, 3330C Patrick F. Taylor Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States;3. Glenn Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University, Lowry Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, United States;4. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Office 12-212, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, United States |
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| Abstract: | Since the mid-1990s, Botswana has pursued a policy of telecommunications liberalisation. This article, based on fieldwork conducted in Botswana in the summer of 2000, analyzes several notable aspects of the process of reform and denotes those worthy of emulation by other African states. The participation and protection of domestic telecommunication users, transparency in decision-making, the creation of an independent regulatory agency, and the introduction of competition in the form of private cellular service providers are among those policy features that are recommended for replication. Various facets of the tendering process and subsequent licences granted to the mobile operators as well as recent legislation are also examined and commended. |
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