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Die Einführung neuer Endkundentarife für den festen Internetzugang durch die Deutsche Telekom hat die Netzneutralitätsdebatte erneut befeuert. Dabei geht es um die Frage, ob Endkundenanbieter bei der Übertragung von Daten im Internet bestimmte Dienste oder Inhalte gegen ein vom Sender oder...
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, regulation has a serious impact on (private) investment incentives. We describe and evaluate the regulatory frameworks of … a detrimental effect on investment. In contrast, the Swiss approach of ex-post regulation provides a more conducive … investment environment. We provide preliminary evidence on investment behaviour supporting our theoretical conclusions. …
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providers to achieve a certain level of mobile network coverage for the population. Cooperation between different network … providers was also permitted for the first time, although it was not specified what forms of cooperation are permitted. Using a … minimum coverage obligations, both consumers and network providers can benefit from cooperation between providers. This also …
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We propose a difference-in-differences (DiD) approach to estimate the impact of incentives on cost reduction. We show theoretically, and estimate empirically, that German electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) incur higher costs when subject to a lower powered regulation mechanism. The...
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We propose a difference-in-differences (DiD) approach to estimate the impact of incentives on cost reduction. We show theoretically, and estimate empirically, that German electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) pile up more costs in the year used to determine future prices when subject...
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We propose a difference-in-differences (DiD) approach to estimate the impact of incentives on cost reduction. We show theoretically, and estimate empirically, that German electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) incur higher costs when subject to a lower-powered regulation mechanism. The...
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It has been a policy proposal since long to vertically separate transport and infrastructure in Germany's railway sector. The proposal received new momentum, when selling the transport subsidiaries of Deutsche Bahn AG to the public was discussed in 2008/2009. While vertical separation is...
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This article examines the effect of access obligation on mobile network investment. Access obligation is a form of … claimed that such regulation might lower investment incentives of MNOs, this assertion has not yet been assessed by … mobile network investment in Germany, where access obligation had been implemented for the 3G technology (but not for 4G and …
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Drei Viertel der TV-Frequenzen, die bisher dem analogen Fernsehen dienen, sind durch die Einführung der digitalen Fernseh- und Rundfunkübertragung ab 2009 neu zu vergeben. Besonders die mobile Breitbandkommunikation wird davon profitieren. Die Nachfrage nach Lizenzen ist groß, sodass nicht...
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