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Economic replicability tests for next-generation access networks
Jaunaux, Laure; Lebourges, Marc - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2013
wholesale prices. We underline that during a transition phase, until competitors have secured access to NGA infrastructure, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010954896
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Dynamics of broadbands demand: Substitution or complementarity between fixed and mobile technologies? An application to the Portuguese case
Silva, Rita Filipe; Proença, Isabel; Vareda, João - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2013
The development of the broadband market is a key aspect of the economic and social growth of a country. However, despite the importance and the development of broadband market in Portugal in recent years, especially with the explosion of the number of mobile broadband accesses, the studies for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010954902
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Ex-ante margin squeeze tests in the telecommunications industry: What is a reasonable efficient operator? (Revised: December 20, 2012)
Gaudiny, Germain; Saavedra Valenzuela, Claudia - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2012
We study the implementation of reasonably efficient operator margin squeeze tests by National Regulatory Authorities in European telecommunications markets. We provide a theoretical framework in which we show how regulatory authorities deal with the asymmetries between the entrants and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010956659
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Incentive to invest in improving the quality in telecommunication industry
Jeanjean, François - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2012
This paper investigates the incentives to invest in improving the quality (as distinguished to investment in a new activity) in telecommunication industry using the empirical example of wireless markets. We highlight that investment incentives are positively related to the potential for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010956675
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The impact of Broadband quality standards on Internet services market structure in Colombia
Hidalgo, Julian; Oviedo, Juan D. - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2014
are able to identify the effect of quality regulation on the behavior of internet providers in a differentiated product … regulation is a more intense product differentiation that contributes to demand expansion and therefore to improve broadband …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010958864
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Fixed to VoIP Interconnection: Regulation with Asymmetric Termination Costs
Stühmeier, Torben - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2010
as the voice of internet protocol (VoIP) telephony. Regulation with a supply-side asymmetry has rarely been addressed …. Considering both a supply-side and a demand- side asymmetry, the present model analyzes the effects different regulation regimes …. Regulation may have adverse effects on subscribers, market shares, and profits. If providers can discriminate between on-net and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009295149
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Procompetitive infrastructure sector regulation and diffusion of innovation: The case of broadband networks
Gruber, Harald; Koutroumpis, Pantelis - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2011
The paper assesses the scope for competition inducing infrastructure regulation in furthering the diffusion of … investing in network infrastructure to be able to induce some degree of service differentiation. With retail competition the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009372230
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Assessment of sectoral innovation systems approach: The case of Turkish internet service market
Tözer, Ayhan; Göktaylar, Yavuz - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2011
The aim of this paper is to evaluate sectoral innovation system of Turkish internet service market by looking into some case studies and making interviews with related actors. In this attempt, firstly, a sectoral innovation systems approach has been described briefly from theoretical point of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009372236
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Broadband prices in the European Union: Competition and commercial strategies
Calzada, Joan; Martínez, Fernando - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2012
This paper analyzes the factors that determine the prices of Interne broadband access in a group of 15 EU countries in the period 2008-2011. Our econometric model shows the effect of several technical characteristics of the operator's offers: while the downstream speed has a positive impact in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010983881
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Deregulating fixed voice services? Empirical evidence from the European Union
Šaric, Amela; Lange, Mirjam R. J. - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2014
This paper deals with the relationship between the traditional fixed-line, mobile and Voice over IP telephony in the EU.We estimate the supply and demand for fixed-line telephony using data on 25 EU member states for the 2006:Q2 - 2011:Q4 period. Employing instrumental variable approach, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010986549