http://www.iaeme.com/IJIERD/index.asp 31 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Industrial Engineering Research and Development (IJIERD) Volume 7, Issue 2, May–December 2016, pp.31–42, Article ID: IJIERD_07_02_004 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/IJIERD/issues.asp?JType=IJIERD&VType=7&IType=2 Journal Impact Factor (2016): 6.1701 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com ISSN Print: 0976 – 6979 and ISSN Online: 0976 – 6987 DOI: 10.34218/IJIERD.7.2.2016.004 © IAEME Publication ANALYSIS OF MARKET COMPETITION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS: REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE Settapong Malisuwan, Dithdanai Milindavanij, Wassana Kaewphanuekrungsi and Noppadol Tiamnara National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), Thailand ABSTRACT Competition in the telecommunications market is beneficial to consumers in terms of efficiency improvements. However, it would be difficult for the efficiency of any regulations to be improved under the inefficient market with no competition. As a real, regulations are not always potentially effective and may sometimes be imperfect like the market itself. Accordingly, any regulator’s decisions to interfere or any appropriate interfering approaches are considered very necessary and beneficial to consumers. Therefore, it is required that the competitive conditions in telecommunications must be studied and analyzed along with the impacts of telecommunications regulation on the whole industry, consumers, and service providers. This will enable the survey and study of the key indicators which have already been determined so as to point out the problems and obstacles caused from telecommunications operation and the entry of new operators into the market. This particular research will impart the explanation of tools used in analyzing telecommunications businesses, the definition of competitive conditions in markets as well as analyze the problems and barriers to market entry among operators, etc. As a result, telecommunications regulators must play a pivotal role in preserving competitive conditions in the telecommunications market in order to promote telecommunications services to be excellent, have reasonable prices, and give rise to innovations continuously. Key word: Market, Competition, Analysis, Telecommunications, Business, Regulatory. Cite this Article: Settapong Malisuwan, Dithdanai Milindavanij, Wassana Kaewphanuekrungsi and Noppadol Tiamnara, Analysis of Market Competition in Telecommunications Business: Regulatory Perspective, International Journal of Industrial Engineering Research and Development, 7(2), 2016, pp. 31–42. http://www.iaeme.com/IJIERD/issues.asp?JType=IJIERD&VType=7&IType=2