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In the mid-1980s a movement towards privatization and de-regulation of the telecommunications sector was begun. The … empirically evaluates the impact of regulation in selected Latin American countries. The results are only suggestive, but not … conclusive - that weaker regulation supports investment in the ICT sector due to higher prices for the service. …
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The purpose of this paper is to study competition policy on mobile broadband, consisting of 3G and 4G (LTE).Currently mobile broadband has been developing rapidly and its access speed amounts to 150Mbps for the latest 4G, which is similar to fixed broadband. This paper analyzesthe factors affect...
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the same time, the extent of further government regulation in this area must be carefully balanced so as not to unduly …
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are not risk neutral. This article reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on geographic regulation and co … complementing current regulation or in some cases even substituting for it, in addition to considering geographically segmented …
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The text addresses some of the definitions and origins of the term "Internet Balkanization." Drawing upon U.S. constitutional law and interstate commerce regulations, it argues that the term also carries strong connotations on the realms of jurisdiction and commerce. The text adds examples of...
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access regulation, has long been considered a legitimate regulatory remedy against use of market power in upstream … both access regulation and no regulation - poses challenges to the ability to maximise scale economies at the early stage … arising from rapid uptake of a new network relative to access regulation when it fails to replicate amongst any retailers the …
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Under the two broad concepts of net neutrality and IP interconnection, it is not easy to distinguish the paid prioritization and paid peering. The prioritized service may be prohibited under a strict net neutrality rule while the paid peering may be a normal arrangement of commercial...
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