OECD Digital Economy Papers
The OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) undertakes a wide range of activities to better understand how information and communication technologies (ICTs) contribute to sustainable economic growth and social well-being. The OECD Digital Economy Papers series covers a broad range of ICT-related issues and makes selected studies available to a wider readership. They include policy reports, which are officially declassified by an OECD Committee, and occasional working papers, which are meant to share early knowledge.
- ISSN: 20716826 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/20716826
Internet Traffic Exchange and the Development of end-to-end International Telecommunication Competition
The avoidance of monopoly rents and the need to ensure the continuity and quality of supply have,
historically, been among the key drivers for the creation of new trade routes. In the field of
telecommunications, for much of the past century, there has been little scope for achieving either of these
goals. The avoidance of monopoly rents was unrealisable because most countries had legally mandated
monopolies over the provision of telecommunication infrastructure. Even in those exceptional cases, where
a country had opened its market to competition, monopolies continued to reign in corresponding countries.
At the same time, monopolies made it difficult for one entity to guarantee service levels provided to its
customers. This was because a single entity could not construct and manage their own end-to-end
infrastructure across national borders.
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