Explicating barriers to entry in the telecommunications industry

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine economic debates over the conception of barriers to entry and speculates which definitions can be applicable to the telecommunications industry, more specifically, the residential broadband market. Also, it seeks to clarify the various industrial factors that could prevent or mar the success of entry into the residential telecommunications market and it also seeks to introduce an analytical framework that can be adopted for evaluating the barriers to entry.Design/methodology/approach – The approach takes the form of a literature review.Findings – It clarifies the various industrial factors that could prevent or mar the success of entry into the residential telecommunications market and introduces an analytical framework that can be adopted for evaluating the barriers to entry.Originality/value – Although market entry barriers are crucial industrial factors that influence the market share and profit of firms already in the market, very little research has s...

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