Welfare Loss of Monopoly in Iran’s Telecommunication (Fixed Phone

Subject Areas : Applied Economics

عباس Memarnejad ¹ , داوود Hadi Far ²

1 - نویسنده مسئول
2 - ندارد

Received: 2012-12-21 Accepted : 2013-06-19 Published : 2012-12-21

Keywords: Iran, Telecommunication, Fixed Phone, welfare loss, Monopoly.&#x0D, &#x0D, JEL Classification,

Abstract :

Long term monopoly in the telecommunications sector can make to the welfare costs. In this paper using 30 provincial telecommunication company that supply fixed telephony in Iran during period 2004-2008 we estimate welfare loses. Study concludes that estimated welfare loses (45 to 63 percent of sale value) comparing other research is so high and continuing to raise in study period and therefore proposes regulation for this sector.