Archive for the ‘Japan: The Information and Telecommunications Sector’ Category

Introduction

In the information and telecommunications sector, the Japanese government eliminated regulations that restricted market entry by foreign-owned entities.  This prompted a number of leading foreign telecommunications carriers to enter the Japanese market.  The ensuing transformation has sometimes been called the “telecommunications big bang,” after the similar expression used in reference to the financial service sector (JETRO, 2000).

Telecommunications is a major service and cost component of offshore processing and the transformation of this industry sector is key to the delivery of effective offshore services.

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