This paper discusses the development of local loop unbundling in telecommunications markets throughout the European … paper also explores the challenges for policy and regulation that arise because of unbundling and recent, related …

This paper discusses the development of local loop unbundling in telecommunications markets throughout the European … paper also explores the challenges for policy and regulation that arise because of unbundling and recent, related …

In recent years, the European telecommunications market has witnessed major developments, with rapid expansion in … access to telecommunications networks and a surge in the number of available services and applications. While many factors … have contributed to the transformation of the telecommunications industry, competition has played a key role in driving …

to ex ante regulation and those that are subject to competition law alone. The paper lays out the methodology for … identifying relevant markets that may be considered for ex ante regulation. It also provides a summary of the relevant markets … that should be susceptible to ex ante regulation based on an analysis of conditions likely to prevail in a ‘representative …

on existing literature, we argue that ex ante regulation could represent a danger for the long-term development of the … infrastructures. We also argue that ex ante regulation is distorting investment itself: incremental investment is privileged as … opposed to radical investment. In this context, we identify three possible options for regulation in the near future: 1 …

It is claimed that introducing flexibility in regulation is a sufficient condition for curbing the level of informality … time period 1980-2008 to explore the dynamics between regulation and informal employment. The empirical findings obtained … using Panel Data regression point out that regulation does not significantly affect informality. What matters is the …