The purpose of this study is to compare efficiency levels in the telecommunications industries across the Asia-Pacific countries . We use Stochastic Frontier Analysis and estimate Cobb-Douglas and translog production function, using panel data sets. Our results suggest that during the period studied, we observe a positive and common technological change all over the region. In addition, US is the technological frontrunner and the differences between the TE values are explained by population, per capita GDP and the fixed phone penetration rate.

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