We investigate cooperative investment in a new infrastructure and how it interacts with access obligations and demand … uncertainty. Co-investment only increases total coverage if service differentiation and/or cost savings from joint investment, in … particular due to high uncertainty, are high. Mandated access reduces incentives for co-investment not only through lower returns …

We investigate cooperative investment for the deployment of a new infrastructure, and how it interacts with access … obligations and demand uncertainty. Co-investment increases total coverage only if service differentiation and/or cost savings … from joint investment, in particular due to high uncertainty, are high. Mandated access reduces incentives for co-investment …

investment on the new broadband technology by ~0.45% and ~0.47%. These effects are not homogeneous across countries and are …

incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by …

most relevant regulatory measures - that is, co-investment models as well as different types of access regulation - we … step into the right direction, the expected effects on investment incentives as well as substantial implementation …

incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by …

has a positive and significant effect on their investment levels. Our results are consistent with the theory that …

This paper examines the investment and financial decisions of a sample of 92 EU regulated utilities, taking into … independence matters for both investment and financial decisions. Investment increases under an Independent Regulatory Agency (IRA … privately controlled. Finally political orientation does matter, as firm investment increases under more conservative (pro …

network neutrality regulations, based on rather broad measures of investment activities. Our paper provides the first … investment by Internet service providers (ISPs) and on related consumer subscription to fiber-based broadband connection services …

incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by …