Thematisiert wird die Rolle potenzieller bzw. angedrohter Regulierungsmaßnahmen bzw. von informeller "Schattenregulierung" in der Telekommunikationswirtschaft. Analytischer Rahmen ist dabei die Existenz multinationaler Unternehmen in offenen Volkswirtschaften, was als der Realität angemessener...

Die Regulierung von Märkten für innovative digitale Produkte und Dienste wirft eine Reihe grundsätzlicher Fragen auf, die nachfolgend zunächst aus theoretischer Sicht betrachtet werden. Dabei werden auch Aspekte des Schumpeterschen Innovationswettbewerbs in offenen Volkswirtschaften...

The telecommunications sector was liberalized in the US and the EU in 1984 and 1998, respectively. In EU countries, price cap regulation has shaped this sector in a pro-competitive way that - with telecommunications obviously being a key element of the information and communications sector (ICT)...

Telecommunications is a key element of the ICT sector which has been shaped by strong innovation dynamics since the 1990s. Market dynamics in selected OECD telecommunications markets are analyzed. We present new ideas about efficient regulation, emphasizing the need to adopt a broader...

This Paper takes a closer look at the liberalization dynamics in telecommunications in EU. More over, we focus on selected issues of regulating telecommunications in convergent markets. Of particularly interest is the political and institutional division of labour between national regulators and...

From an economic perspective efficiency and innovation are crucial aspects of functional competition in telecommunications where one has to take into account sector specific problems. Besides those specific aspects we consider the topic of significant market power and its evolution. As a special...

Telecommunications is a key element of the ICT sector which has been shaped by strong innovation dynamics since the 1990s. Market dynamics in OECD telecommunications markets are analyzed. We present new ideas about efficient regulation, emphasizing the need to adopt a broader international...

The development of ICT is considered as an important indicator of globalization. The main hypothesis is that the development of ICT and global activities of both countries and regions are positively correlated. As criteria for global activities the exports and FDI-inflows are taken. The...

The expansion of information & communication technology (ICT) is continuing in OECD countries and the world economy – partly due to the ongoing fall of relative ICT prices. The continuing absolute fall of ICT prices and ICT capital prices, respectively, is not adequately considered in the...