Will Bhutan do better with competition?


Posted on June 13, 2006  /  0 Comments

Bhutan was perhaps the last remaining integrated government-owned monopoly in the world. It now looks like it’s ready to end that unique status by licensing a second mobile operator.

One of the advantages of being late is that you can learn from the mistakes of others. Other SAARC countries introduced competition earlier but could not get the regulatory preconditions right. It seems that Bhutan has the right ideas. Let’s see if the follow-through is as good.

For the story, see:

Bhutan calls bids for first private operator

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