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The impact of local loop and retail unbundling

Klein, Gordon J. (contributor); Wendel, Julia (contributor) - International Telecommunications Society - 2014 - Rev.

For more than a decade the unbundling of telecommunications networks has been used as a regulatory means to stifle competition. However, despite its assumed positive effects on market entry and competition intensity, the negative effects on network investment incentives are widely shown in the...

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Conceptualized framework for regulation of OTT video services : a new battlefield of interconnection and peering

Yeh, Chih-Liang (contributor) - International Telecommunications Society - 2014

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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Internet Governance 2.0.1.4 : the internet balkanization fragmentation

Alves, Sérgio <Jr.> (contributor) - International Telecommunications Society - 2014

The text addresses some of the definitions and origins of the term "Internet Balkanization." Drawing upon U … exploring innovative markets in the United States, and suggests that the term "Internet Balkanization" should not be used in the … context of international negotiations of Internet Governance, due to its pejorative connotations and misleading implications. …

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The Internet : a black hole releasing new stars ; business models and regulation ; 20th ITS Biennial Conference ; the net and the Internet: emerging markets and policies

Parcu, Pier Luigi (contributor); … - International Telecommunications Society - 2014

The Internet ecosystem is rapidly and constantly expanding. In numerous sectors, the Internet has acted as a "black … Internet has dematerialized physical assets and services, lowered down of the production and distribution costs, strongly … order to cope with the disruptive effect of the Internet, firms have transferred their business online, adapted and evolved …

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Institutional variety and internet infrastructure development : the net and the internet: emerging markets and policies ; International Telecommunications Society ; 20th Biennial C...

Rajabiun, Reza (contributor); … - International Telecommunications Society - 2014

Internet connectivity in approximately 100 countries between 2007 and 2014. While most advanced and developing countries have … adopted policies and regulations intended to enhance private sector incentives for the provision of Internet access … and analyzes patterns of regulatory design and their possible impact on the evolution of Internet access infrastructure …

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Geographic regulation and cooperative investment in next generation broadband networks

Balmer, Roberto E. (contributor) - International Telecommunications Society - 2014

Alternative telecommunications operators have continuously invested in their own infrastructure in recent years. After more than a decade since liberalization, competitive conditions have substantially changed, especially in urban areas. European regulatory authorities have acknowledged this...

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Comparison in Europe of telco value evolution during "bubbles" : Dotcom 2000 vs. Dotcom 2012

Herrera-González, Fernando (contributor) - International Telecommunications Society - 2014

During the last years, a surge in values related to the New Economy has occurred. This phenomenon is similar to the 2000 Dotcom bubble, even if in those years the value growth was fuelled by other firms and entrepreneurs. What both "bubbles" have in common is that, in both cases, they are based...

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International spectrum management regime : is gridlock blocking flexible spectrum property rights?

El-Moghazi, Mohamed (contributor); … - International Telecommunications Society - 2014

One of the main concepts of the international spectrum management regime is allocating the spectrum to the different radiocommunication services. Service allocation is also one of the main elements of national spectrum policy and determines the use of the spectrum. If national service allocation...

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Provision of universal broadband service in Japan : a policy challenge toward a sustainable ICT infrastructure

Mitomo, Hitoshi (contributor) - International Telecommunications Society - 2014

This presentation outlines a proposal for a new frame work for the provision of universal service aimed at solving the various issues inherent in community informatization, and goes on to look at the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed framework and review its feasibility. In order to...

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Drivers of fixed and mobile broadband infrastructure adoption and quality : prepared for presentation at the 20th ITS Biennial Conference Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 30-Decemb...

Tsai, Hsin-yi Sandy (contributor); … - International Telecommunications Society - 2014 - Rev. Draft 2.0, Nov. 6, 2014

The benefits of advanced information and communication services are increasingly dependent on the quality of the available connectivity. This paper examines the factors that influence the quality of fixed and mobile broadband access in OECD countries. Drawing on institutional economics, the...

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