Category: Price Regulation

In an ICT regulatory context, Price Regulation acts as the bridge between technical oversight and economic health. This category explains how the regulator intervenes in the market to ensure services remain affordable while still allowing operators to earn a fair return on their massive infrastructure investments.

Economically, the regulator steps in when “market failure” occurs—typically in areas where a single operator (a monopoly) or a few large firms (an oligopoly) have enough power to keep prices artificially high or stifle competition.