Examining Liberalization of Railway Communication Services

In every country, railway is a measuring factor for cultural, economic and political progress. In today's world there is no gap amongst railway systems and coordinated international railways along with traffic control system has made this an easy task. From the other hand considering high maintenance as well as development costs as oppose to little income results in passenger section be in red economical condition all over the world, hence plenty of attention is paid to finding new ways of increasing revenue in non-passenger sections. One of the main ways to reach this goal is development of communication infrastructure and related services. Considering vast geography as well as high level of technology in Iran railway communication network, in addition to providing services for the railway, has potentials to enter national communication market as well, hence be able to upgrade its equipment and services and also create even more revenue and well as new work opportunities. In this article, we will examine ways to develop railway communication infrastructure as well as increasing in revenue via privatization, investigating the same process in developed countries and also by providing questionaries' and field study. Among countries with privatized railway communication system, Britain with even an advanced privatization status, has not been successful due to government interference, but in USA because of capitalist system and lower government interference privatization has been very successful.