States and their representatives, national governments, play a key role in national telecommunication markets. As lawmakers, they determine the playing field of the agents in the markets and the decision powers of national regulators. Simultaneously, they are involved in appointing presidential...

The interplay of infrastructure supply and demand is of central interest in line with Web 2.0. As the role of customers turns from a service users’ role to an information providers’ role, the traffic on existing lines increases and, simultaneously, customers’ demand for high-quality...

Maßnahmen der Marktstrukturregulierung zählen zu jenen Regulierungsinstrumenten, die in Netzsektoren neben Zugangsregelungen und Vorgaben für die Nutzung von Leistungen Anwendung finden. Sie können unterschiedliche Intensitätsgrade aufweisen, die mit entsprechend starken Eingriffen in die...

In light of the lack of studies into the value of network neutrality to consumers, BEREC has commissioned a European (CR; CZ; EL; SE) mixed-methods study to explore this issue. This paper presents selected results of this study. To understand the value of network neutrality to European...