In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper) and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous...

In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper)and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous entrants...

In this paper, we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper) and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous...

This report examines the competitive effects of Hybrid Mobile Network Operators (HMNOs) — mobile virtual network operators that rely in large part on self-deployed facilities — on the market for mobile wireless services and recommends that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broaden...

What, in the eyes of the law, is cable broadband? The regulation of cable-based platforms for high-speed Internet access has become one of the most controversial subjects in communications law. A trilogy of judicial decisions on the statutory status of cable broadband forced the Federal...

In Portugal, the telecommunications incumbent offers broadband access to the Internet, both through digital subscriber line and cable modem. In this article, we estimate the impact on broadband access to the Internet of the structural separation of these two businesses. We use a panel of...

This study analyzes the extent to which Federal Universal Service Fund subsidies are paid to rural telephone companies to provide service in areas served by unsubsidized competitors, i.e., cable TV companies that now provide both broadband and cable telephony service. The evidence shows that...