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This paper presents results from a calibrated welfare model of the UK mobile telephony market which includes many mobile networks; calls to and from the fixed network; networkbased price discrimination; and call externalities. The analysis focuses on the short-run effects of adopting lower...
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practitioners and economists, taking the existing regulatory environment as fixed. Based on the degree of existing regulation (full …
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This paper questions whether competition can replace sector-specific regulation of mobile telecommunications. We show …
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this separation interact with the regulation of the product market. The main issue to be addressed here is how the degree …
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zero output values without losing its flexibility properties. The tests shed light on the respective roles of regulation …
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Market definition for antitrust purposes is by now firmly rooted in economic analysis both in the US and the EU, even if the approaches are slightly different. This Paper examines the theoretical basis for the legal definitions and assesses whether the general principles need to be adapted when...
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regulation if the follower’s private incentives are dominated by business-stealing. Here access holidays can improve welfare by …
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existing access regulation is based on a single essential network. We show that continued asymmetric access regulation of one … network does not control sufficiently for market power and benefits the unregulated network, and that symmetric regulation … would lead to higher consumer surplus. Furthermore, the whole setup of access regulation may not be viable in the long run …
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Mobile phone networks' practice of charging higher prices for off-net than for on-net calls has been pinpointed as the source of two competition problems: underprovision of calls and permanent disadvantages for small networks. We consider these allegations and four different remedies: limiting...
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We analyze competition between vertically integrated infrastructure operators that provide access in different geographical areas. A regulator may impose a uniform access price, set local access rates, or deregulate access locally. We analyze the impact of these alternative regulatory regimes on...
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