In making their commitments, restrictions on foreign ownership were fully waived by many countries; others, however, retained 25% to 80% domestic control. Whereas some countries consider foreign...

In making their commitments, restrictions on foreign ownership were fully waived by many countries; others, however, retained 25% to 80% domestic control. Whereas some countries consider foreign ownership an opportunity to attract necessary foreign investment (ITU, 1997, p. 102), others perceive it as a threat to national sovereignty.