The Efficiency of Mobile Communication Service : A comparison of OECD Countries 


Vol. 44,  No. 2, pp. 376-386, Feb.  2019
10.7840/kics.2019.44.2.376


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In recent years, various stakeholder have been actively discussing about whether mobile telecommunication pricing are appropriate in Korea. Against this background, this study aims to compare the level of mobile telecommunication user’s benefit versus telecommunication cost which is operationally defined as efficiency of mobile communication service. The efficiency in OECD countries were measured by using input-oriented CRS, VRS, SSBM and bootstrap DEA. The input variables are average mobile device selling prices, and mobile basket prices. The output variables are the service quality indicators, and the utility indicators. The results of CRS, VRS, SSBM DEA shows that Korea has the highest efficiency among 30 countries. As a result of the bootstrap DEA, the upper limit score of the 95% confidence level in Korea is ranked first, the lower limit score is 29th, and the average score of bias-corrected efficiency is 20th. This result may be interpreted as resulting from the imbalance between the cost factors of mobile communication service. This study suggests that various aspects of mobile service are needed to be discussed in a situation where social concerns about mobile telecommunication regulation are gathered, and provides policy implications for appropriateness of mobile telecommunication charges related to consumer welfare.

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[IEEE Style]

H. Seo, S. Nam, S. Lee, "The Efficiency of Mobile Communication Service : A comparison of OECD Countries," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 376-386, 2019. DOI: 10.7840/kics.2019.44.2.376.

[ACM Style]

Han-Gyeol Seo, Sang-Jun Nam, and Seong-Jun Lee. 2019. The Efficiency of Mobile Communication Service : A comparison of OECD Countries. The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, 44, 2, (2019), 376-386. DOI: 10.7840/kics.2019.44.2.376.

[KICS Style]

Han-Gyeol Seo, Sang-Jun Nam, Seong-Jun Lee, "The Efficiency of Mobile Communication Service : A comparison of OECD Countries," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 376-386, 2. 2019. (https://doi.org/10.7840/kics.2019.44.2.376)

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