This paper investigates telecommunication operator investment in broadband infrastructure after local deregulation of the wholesale broadband access market. Using a panel dataset covering all 5,598 exchange areas in the United Kingdom, we exploit regional differences in deregulation following a...

This paper investigates telecommunication operator investment in broadband infrastructure after local deregulation of the wholesale broadband access market. Using a panel dataset covering all 5,598 exchange areas in the United Kingdom, we exploit regional differences in deregulation following a...

Durch die gemeinsame Nutzung von Infrastrukturelementen, bezeichnet als Infrastructure Sharing, können Mobilfunknetzbetreiber Kosteneinsparungen realisieren. Diese sind in ihrer Höhe von verschiedenen Faktoren abhängig, bspw. davon, welche und wie viele Netzelemente gemeinsam genutzt werden,...

Across Europe, policymakers and market forces are striving to deploy next generation access (NGA) networks and ensure ubiquitous access to superfast broadband services. Due to scale economies and sunk costs, the roll-out of NGA is expected to be profitable only for large-scale providers and in...