Telecommunications / Media

During the nomination period to EU, Turkey has been experiencing a comprehensive and serious changing period. Unlimited opportunities provided by information and communication technology are vital for Turkey in creating effective solutions in this period. This is due to the fact that, these technologies, next to providing necessary solutions to structural problems, are helping the country adapting itself to the global environment. Moreover, scientific and technological inventions and especially technologies on the process, transmission and utilization of information, are hardening the protection of previously acquired advantages and also increasing the threats and opportunities in terms of acquiring new competitive advantages. Making use of this technology is may be the biggest chance for Turkey, who missed the industrial revolution during 19th century, to catch the modern era.

Apart from computer hardware and software industry where there is tough competition, telecommunication industry as a whole is a regulated industry and that feature makes it a natural part of ACTECON operation field. In addition to that, visual and aural publishing industries are also part of ACTECON business field for the same reason.

ACTECON has focused on consultancy services in the telecommunication industry and especially on the relations of market players with all kinds of regulators who have direct effect on the industry. Innermost of these relations is with the Telecommunication Authority, who is the regulatory body in this market and ACTECON provides consultancy services to its customers while they are preparing applications to this body. These applications are mainly to get licenses or equipment approval, or to claim access demand or mediation for interconnection. ACTECON provides its consultancy services based on its deep know-how on the industry and by making use of economics as a starting point.

ACTECON provides economical analysis and regulatory impact studies to its customers, law firms and law departments of companies. Finding out the related telecommunication services market, setting forth the entry barriers or opportunities, analysis to determine dominant position or significant market power, price elasticity analysis and related economical models are all executed by ACTECON specialists who have profound knowledge in the industry.

Convergence of media and telecommunication industries in the last 20 years has altered the legislative rulings and also their implementations. ACTECON, thanks to its legislative and economics perspective, has been proficient in satisfying its customers’ needs during this period. As an example, ACTECON played important roles during the transition to the digital video broadcasting technology, which necessitates the use of telecommunication management and TV management work hand in hand.