former monopolist? A closer look at the industry revealed that postal providers in Germany engage in different types of …

The paper discusses the respective roles of competition policy and sector-specific regulation for industries such as … when competition policy and to sector-specific regulation apply to a given industry at the same time. The discussion refers … parts of the industry should be subject to regulation, and (iii) the recent cases in the telecommunications and postal …

. - Coordination Costs which result from the fact that multiple actors are involved in regulation, which in turn have to be coordinated … Choice: Regulation may prevent the regulated operators from aligning their supply with the effective demand and affect …: regulation may prevent operators from introducing new products/services because excessive investment cost or limited gains from …