This paper provides a novel rationale for the regulation of market size when heterogeneous firms compete. A regulator …

market failures or to remove inadequate regulation. In the first part, the structure, size and economic relevance of the … industry are presented. There is also a brief review of government regulation. The second part is dedicated to analyzing the … possibilities; cost structures and freight rates; the impact of government regulation; and factors concerning efficiency and growth …

Interconnection rates are a key variable in telecommunications markets. Every call that is placed must be terminated by … subject to regulation in many countries. This paper examines the impact of regulatory intervention to cut termination rates of … customers with pre-paid cards, where regulation also acts as impediment to “raise-each-other’s-cost” collusive strategies that …

diversity of telecommunications innovation increased. Total patenting by US inventors related to telecommunications increased by …