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Methodology for the Broadband Development Index (IDBA) for Latin America and the Caribbean
Zaballos, Antonio García; Herranz, Félix González; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
This discussion paper describes the methodology used to compute the Broadband Development Index (IDBA, Indice de Desarrollo de la Banda Ancha). The main goal of the IDBA is to size the Digital Divide in Latin America and the Caribbean by measuring the state of broadband development in the 26...
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Die Zukunft der Ordnungspolitik in der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft
Westermeier, Andreas - In: Zeitschrift fuer Wirtschaftspolitik 63 (2014) 1, pp. 15-39
This article deals with current developments concerning the regulation of telecommunication in Europe (e. g. Mobile Termination Rates, Roaming). It argues that current regulation is led by political aims and less by economic theory. National regulatory authorities should have more competences to...
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Telecommunications Regulation: An Introduction
Economides, Nicholas - NYU Stern School of Business - 2004
This paper examines the justifications, history, and practice ofregulation in the US telecommunications sector. We … telephony (VOIP). We also examine the impact of the 1996Telecommunications Act on market structure and strategy in … never be realized in local telecommunications inthe fashion that the 1996 prescribed. The decision of AT&T to stopmarketing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435083
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Product Market Competition and Lobbying Coordination in the U.S. Mobile Telecommunications Industry
Duso, Tomaso; Jung, Astrid - In: Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade 12 (2012) 2, pp. 177-201
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Who should pay for two-way interconnection?
Hurkens, Sjaak; López, Angel L. - Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE) - 2014
European and the US mobile communication services markets have developed in rather different ways. There are striking differences in termination regulation and retail pricing models and one may wonder why this occurred and whether either of the markets outperforms the other in terms of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010851429
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The Migration of Bureaucracy: Contracting and the Regulation of Labour in the Telecommunications Industry
MacKenzie, Robert - In: Work, Employment & Society 16 (2002) 4, pp. 599-616
's largest telecommunications firm. The 1990s witnessed significant quantitative and qualitative changes in the utilization and …
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The Impact of Driver Cell Phone Use on Accidents
Hahn, Robert W.; Prieger, James E. - American Enterprise Institute - 2009
This study's estimates of the reduction in accidents from a ban on cell phone use while driving are both lower and less certain than previous studies indicate.
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The bilateral approach to reducing international mobile roaming charges and the application of the GATS
Ryan, Michael H. - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2012
Although it is generally acknowledged that international mobile roaming charges are too high, a successful formula for achieving reduction has so far proven elusive. Direct regulatory intervention to lower prices may be required. The success of such an approach depends upon the ability of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010956251
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Network neutrality and consumer discrimination: Comparing ISP's GTCs and DPI application
Grove, Nico; Agic, Damir; Sedlmeir, Joachim - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2012
Network neutrality and alleged discriminatory practices on the part of ISPs regarding the transmission of Internet data packets has been the subject of notable scholarly discussion and appears to be a widespread phenomenon. However, it is noteworthy that actual consumer discrimination has only...
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Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI): Telecommunication Services
Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Grosso, Massimo Geloso; … - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2014
This paper presents the services trade restrictiveness indices (STRIs) for telecommunications. The STRIs are composite … telecommunications and captures regulations in force in 2013. The scores range between 0.06 and 0.61, with a sample average of 0 …
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