Highlights
Policy recommendations
Building on the principles of the OECD Recommendation on Broadband Connectivity, this report provides insights for future communication policies in Southeast Asia by deep-diving into five countries, representative of the region: Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. Each chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the broadband market and regulatory framework of each of the five representative countries and offers tailored policy recommendations.
While some recommendations may be more relevant for certain SEA countries, several overarching policy recommendations apply more broadly and are presented below:
1. Independence. Strengthen the independence of regulatory bodies that oversee the communication sector.
2. Competition. Conduct regular competition assessments of communication markets.
3. Participation. Facilitate private sector participation (foreign and national) by amending or removing restrictions where they exist.
4. Streamlining. Streamline administrative processes to ease infrastructure rollout.
5. Coordination. Promote coordination of civil works and infrastructure sharing between communication networks and other infrastructures, such as roads or electricity grids.
6. Synergies. Leverage synergies between public policy initiatives to increase coverage and adoption of services, particularly by improving digital literacy.
7. Data publication. Publish open, verifiable, granular and reliable data on network quality.
8. Resilience. Promote policies to strengthen communication infrastructure for uninterrupted connectivity.
9. Sustainability. Promote sustainable networks and encourage operators to report regularly on the environmental impacts of networks.
10. Assessment. Regularly assess the state of connectivity to enable evidence-based policy adjustments and targeted interventions.
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- For more information about this report, please contact cisp @ oecd.org
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