Im Zentrum dieses Beitrags stehen die Märkte für Netzinfrastrukturkapazitäten im Energiesektor. Mit Hilfe des disaggregierten Regulierungsansatzes wird der Umfang der Regulierung auf diejenigen Netzbereiche beschränkt, die durch netzspezifische Marktmacht gekennzeichnet sind. Die...

In this paper, historical functionalities of the traditional Internet are contrasted with today's Internet functionalities of the "smart" Internet architecture. It is shown that network neutrality regulation prohibiting congestion management and traffic quality differentiation is contrary to...

The reform of European railroads is a time-consuming process strongly charac-terized by its path-dependency. Firstly, a short outline of the historical roots of the controversial debates on the role of the state and the markets, and the organi-zation of competition in European railroad...

Aus dem Spektrum des Regelungsbereichs netzgebundener Leistungen lassen sich zumindest drei Kernbereiche herauskristallisieren. Erstens: technische Regulierungsfunktionen: Standardisierung und Netzsicherheit. Zweitens: Versorgungssicherheit und Universaldienstziele. Drittens: die Abgrenzung...

Despite monopolistic networks and in contrast to all other EUmember states, the electricity supply industry in Germany is not ex ante regulated. Control of the sector is left to the cartel agency, which can apply the essential- facilities doctrine as an ex-post instrument. This paper analyses...

This chapter is organized as follows: In section 2 the historical roots of third par-ty access regulation are characterized. This includes the Prussian railway law of 1838 and the terminal railroad case of 1912. In section 3 a normative frame-work, based on modern network economics, for the...