We test for the distributional effects of regulation and entry in the mobile telecommunications sector in a highly … mobile termination rate regulation. We find that regulation benefits consumers significantly more than entry does, and that …

We analyze the demand and supply characteristics of the Indian telecommunications market, in order to assess the … significant impact in the less developed ones. -- telecommunications demand ; universal service ; competition ; developing …

within the setting of fixed telecommunications markets. From an economist's perspective, the key question that underlies the …

We evaluate the welfare effects of the Roam-Like-At-Home regulation, which drastically re-duced the price of accessing … impact of the regulation on different user segments. We estimate that around half of the gains stem from a reduction in … deadweight loss, i.e., new users accessing the mobile internet. We further show that the impact of the regulation varies with …

We empirically assess the impact of the EU roaming regulation on mobile operators' average revenues per user (ARPU) and …-level data we find that the regulation decreased mobile operator's revenues per user, while it had no impact on tariffs during … the latest phase of the regulation. …

Launching and stimulating competition in telecommunications markets is an important policy goal. It contains two … difficult to achieve at the same time. In this paper, we consider price regulation in the retail and wholesale market and answer … access price regulation is an effective instrument to make the entrant and consumers better off. …

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 … revenues. To evaluate the welfare effects of the regulation, we develop a framework that includes consumer surplus, retail and …