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Benefits of regulation vs. competition where inequality is high : the case of mobile telephony in South Africa
Hawthorne, Ryan; Grzybowski, Lukasz - 2019
We test for the distributional effects of regulation and entry in the mobile telecommunications sector in a highly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012029118
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Telecommunication submarine-cable deployment and the digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cariolle, Joël - 2018
The recent deployment of fibre-optic submarine cables (SMCs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) raised the prospects for the digital economy expansion and the whole sub-continent take-off, but also exposed countries and populations to new sources of vulnerability. This paper provides empirical evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011951676
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Behind the scenes of the telecommunications miracle : an empirical analysis of the Indian market
Biancini, Sara - 2010
significant impact in the less developed ones. -- telecommunications demand ; universal service ; competition ; developing …We analyze the demand and supply characteristics of the Indian telecommunications market, in order to assess the … competition on investment: competition seemingly helps stimulating investment in the most developed areas, but has probably no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008806687
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Structural separation and access in telecommunications markets
Bijl, Paul de (contributor) - 2005
within the setting of fixed telecommunications markets. From an economist's perspective, the key question that underlies the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003201814
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Price-dependent profit sharing as an escape from the Bertrand paradox
Foros, Øystein (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003495802
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Capital structure and regulation in US local telephony: an exploratory econometric study
Resende, Marcelo - 2009
The paper aims at empirically investigating the relationship between regulation and the capital structure of the regulated firm, A key aspect of the referred relationship pertains a leverage effect according to which debt could be increased as a response to previous physical capital investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003854388
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The welfare effects of mobile internet access : evidence from Roam-Like-At-Home
Quinn, Martin; Matos, Miguel Godinho de; Peukert, Christian - 2022
We evaluate the welfare effects of the Roam-Like-At-Home regulation, which drastically re-duced the price of accessing the mobile internet for EU residents when traveling abroad in the European Economic Area. Estimates from individual-level usage data suggest that consumer surplus increased by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012888496
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Evaluating the impact of price caps : evidence from the European roam-like-at-home regulation
Canzian, Giulia; Mazzarella, Gianluca; Verboven, Frank; … - 2021
The roam-like-at-home regulation (RLAH) eliminated all mobile roaming surcharges to Eu-ropean consumers travelling within the European Economic Area (EEA). We measure the causal impact of the regulation on EEA roaming traffic, using the Rest of the World as a control group. We find large and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012622563
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Network utilities in the U.S. : sector reforms without privatization
Vogelsang, Ingo - 2004
areas. In particular, the U.S. telecommunications sector was hit by a deep crisis and electricity reforms suffered under the … experiences in other areas suggesting that competition could provide large benefits to hitherto regulated utilities in local …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011402612
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The interplay between regulation and competitions : the case of universal service obligations
Hörnig, Steffen; Valletti, Tommaso M. - 2002
Regulators have long been aware of the social aspects of communication. In the past, regulated monopolists have provided Universal Service Obligations, typically funded via a system of cross-subsidies. In this paper, we first review the rationale for imposing Universal Service Obligations, based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409371