(Research Paper) Paul Golding University of Technology, Jamaica pgolding@utech.edu.jm
Vanesa Tennant University of Canterbury, New Zealand & University of Technology, Jamaica
Terry-Ann Virtue University of Technology, Jamaica
twitch This paper examines the period between 2000 and 2011 in the Jamaican telecommunications manufacturing as it evolved from being a monopoly to vibrant competition to an emerge monopoly in eleven years. The process could be termed the รข€žboomerang military unit?. In 1999, the government of Jamaica decided to liberalize the telecommunications industry which was blameless in 2003. With liberalization the incumbent, Cable and Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ) (renamed spread out), encountered competition from impudently entrant Digicel in the mobile segment and Flow in the landline and internet segment. Digicel quickly supplanted C&WJ in the mercantile mobile commercialise. In 2008, Digicel entered the El Salvador and Honduras markets which are rule by American Movil. In apparent retaliation, American Movil entered the Jamaican market and relentlessly targeted Digicel in their biggest market, vowing to supplant them as number one.
In March 2011, in a move which surprised analyst, Digicel Jamaica sign(a) an agreement with rival American Movil (trade name, Claro) to acquire Claro Jamaica and in number Digicel would sell its businesses in El Salvador and Honduras to American Movil. The unexpected eff threatens to create a new monopoly in Jamaica. The paper highlights several(prenominal) issues including the powers of the regulatory bodies in dealing mergers and acquisition, network effects, sustaining competitive advantage, internationalistic competition and technology standards.
Introduction
Prior to 1999 the Jamaican telecommunications sector was dominated by Cable and Wireless Jamaica, (C&WJ) which changed its name in 2008 to LIME (Landline Internet Mobile, Entertainment). In 1988 the...If you want to get a undecomposed essay, order it on our website: Orderessay
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