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The impact of regulation and competition on the migration from old to new communications infrastructure : recent evidence from EU27 member states

Briglauer, Wolfgang - 2014

policies and competition controlling for relevant supply and demand side factors. Our econometric model employs dynamic panel … impact on investment in new infrastructure. Furthermore, infrastructure-based competition from mobile operators and the …

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The impact of alternative public policies on the deployment of new communications infrastructure : a survey

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Frübing, Stefan; Vogelsang, Ingo - 2015

regulatory holidays or geographically differentiated regulations, ii) deregulatory approaches based on effective competition law … of access regulations exist, whereas only a much smaller branch of literature addresses the impact of competition … in grey areas, if there is sufficient pressure from competitive outside options and if competition law is strong. Finally …

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Speeding up the internet : regulation and investment in European fiber optic infrastructure

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Grajek, Michał - 2017

In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper) and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous...

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The European electronic communications code : a critical appraisal with a focus on incentivizing investment in next generation broadband networks

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Fetzer, Thomas; … - 2017

In September 2016, the European Commission (EC) published its proposal for a directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) - with one key aim being the provision of sufficient incentives for infrastructure investments into high-speed communication networks. Based on a...

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Speeding up the internet : regulation and investment in European fiber optic infrastructure

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Grajek, Michał - 2017

In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper)and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous entrants...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011687904

Go for gigabit? : first evidence on economic benefits of (ultra-)fast broadband technologies in Europe

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Gugler, Klaus - 2018

The literature on the effects of telecommunications infrastructure investments find positive macroeconomic effects, however, it is severely constrained because it could hitherto only analyze investment up to "basic" broadband but not up to the newer generations of "fast" and "ultra-fast"...

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Facility- and service-based competition and investment in fixed broadband networks : lessons from a decade of access regulations in the European Union member states

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Gugler, Klaus; Haxhimusa, Adhurim - 2015

2003 to 2012. We examine the impact of service- and facility-based competition on firm-level investment as well as the … estimation techniques which allows us to account for various sources of endogeneity. We find that facility-based competition … decisions are strategic complements. Moreover, we find that intermodal competition in terms of fixed-mobile substitution exerts …

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