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Wither Convergence : Legal, Regulatory and Trade Opportunism in Telecommunications

Frieden, Rob - 2013

Technological and marketplace convergence in Information, Communications and Entertainment ("ICE") has contributed to the merger of conduit and content. Yet laws, regulations and trade policies assume a separation between the delivery of content and the creation of the content. For example, the...

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Better Regulation - Impact Assessment in Telecommunications

Sutherland, Ewan - 2013

Better regulation is intended to serve as a framework to increase economic competitiveness, ensuring that legislation … energy efficiency of consumer electronics). The United Kingdom was an early mover in better regulation, implementing a … regulator conduct impact assessments. In the Republic of Ireland the government adopted a white paper on better regulation and …

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From Competition to Regulation : New Zealand Telecommunications Sector Performance 1987-2007

Howell, Bronwyn E. - 2008

under competition law-based sector governance (the period from 1987 to 2001) and under industry-specific regulation (2001 to …-specific regulation, however, transfers to consumers appear to have reduced, transaction costs have increased and delays are being …

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Institutional Aspects of EU Regulatory Reforms in the Telecommunications Sector : An Analysis of the Role of National Regulatory Authorities

Geradin, Damien - 2004

This paper seeks to study the institutional aspects of the regulatory reforms undertaken in the telecommunications sector in the European Union. It discusses the core functions of the telecommunications regulatory authorities established by the Member States, as prescribed by EU law, as well as...

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Computing an Overall Index for Regulatory Reforms Required in the Fixed Telecommunication Segment Over the World

Dkhil, Inès Ben - 2014

segment. It also describes the methodology of the construction of a relevant measure of regulation. Precisely, we provide a … regulatory index which aggregates the most applied regulatory reforms in the fixed telecom sector over the world. We collect data … the year 2012 and contains regulatory information data for developed and developing countries in the world during the …

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Deregulating Telecommunications in Internet Time

Speta, James B. - 2013

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 has yielded more litigation and less local competition than its supporters expected or intended. Calls for its reform are multiplying. The article diagnoses the 1996 Act's failings and prescribes a framework for reform. The successful deregulations of the...

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‘Regulatory Revival’ and Employment in Telecommunications

Ford, George S. - 2017

Using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (“BLS”) data on industry employment, I quantify the effect on telecommunications jobs of the Obama Administration's regulatory revival in telecommunications using the difference-in-differences (“DiD”) estimator. I find that over the period 2010-2016,...

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Integrating Regulated Network Markets in Europe

Gual, Jordi - 2007

This paper assesses the integration strategy of the European Union in regulated network markets. The paper argues that in these markets integration should not be an end in itself. In regulated markets the conventional gains from trade or freedom of establishment may be outweighed by significant...

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Market Liberalization and Ownership Status of Incumbent Telecom Enterprises : Global Evidence from the Telecom Sector

Lee, Sang Hyup - 2016

Coupled with the early wave of privatization in the 80s of state-owned telecom enterprises, the reform trend in the telecom market has shifted toward the market liberalization since the 90s, resulting in extended multilateral negotiations on the introduction of competition into basic...

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Changing Roles of the State in Telecommunications

Bauer, Johannes M. - 2011

Since the nineteenth century, the state has played different roles in telecommunications, from owner-operator and regulator to facilitator of private sector activities. Whereas direct government involvement has diminished since the 1980s, recent years have witnessed renewed demands for...

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