Write 7 pages with APA style on Economic and Political Environment of Orange Mobile.

Write 7 pages with APA style on Economic and Political Environment of Orange Mobile. The state of social stability within the environment also often becomes the cause of vast development in a certain industry and insufficient funding in another.

The extent of influence produces by various conditions within the environment differs for one industry and for another. There are companies, which businesses are so vital to the community, which government strives to maintain stability within their environment. On the other hand, there are companies that must adjust themselves to changes in their environment without significant bargaining powers to question the situation. It is important to recognize the differences between corporations regarding this issue.

Within this elaboration, I am discussing the effect of political and economic changes in the environment to the telecommunication industry. The objects of study are Orange Mobile, one of the market leader of the telecommunication industry in Europe, and several of its competitors. The purpose of the elaboration is to define the extent to which environmental changes contributes to the changes of corporate strategy or corporate operation within the telecommunication industry. The discussion will start with brief elaboration on the corporate background and then continues with a discussion of how environmental changes influences the operation of the business.

Orange Mobile – Corporate Background

Orange SA is one of the world’s leading communications companies. To date, Orange Group companies have a strong business in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and various other nations in Europe. Furthermore, the Orange brand has also operated in several Asian countries. The company launched its business to the public of the United Kingdom in 1994. However, it is not until 2 April 1996 has the company underwent its first initial public offering with the shares being listed on the London and Nasdaq markets. The company obtained its first million customers in 1997 and named as the best performing share in 1998 under the name Orange Plc. In June 1999 Orange is described as 'one of the outstanding business success stories of the past few years' and a company who has 'courageous vision and commitment to the long-running potential of mobile telecoms ('History of Orange', 2005). III. Influential Aspects

III.1 Earlier Market Condition

In its first year of operations, the group faced difficult times. The social condition of the market was hardly conducive for the development of a mobile phone business. The mobile phone markets in 1994 were a confusing place for customers in the UK. Digital networks are new kinds of stuff and only a few people understand the benefits. Tariffs regulations are complex and prices are high making the industry only attractive to business customers. For an illustration of the inconvenient system, users had to sign-up to a three-year contract, with high monthly rental fees, high call tariffs and with little flexibility regarding the type of services offer ('History of Orange', 2005).

Today, however, the business has developed into millions of dollars worth of industry in the UK. Rapid innovation also causes the customer to become more critical toward every aspect of the product and service provided.&nbsp.