Using an empirical framework derived from models of nonlinear pricing, we estimate the degree of quality degradation in cable television markets. We find lower bounds on quality degradation ranging from 11% to 45% of observed service qualities. Furthermore, cable operators in markets with local...

This paper analyses the economic potential of TV-cable and powerline networks as internet-access media. Futhermore it discusses the prospects for the communications market.

As cable and satellite industry undergoes transformation in the 21st century with the onslaught of innovation-driven changes, it is important to know which company is doing better and which company is falling behind. This study compares the relative performance of eight cable companies using...

This paper studies the effects of aerial cable cars on mode of transport, time use, and employment in the metropolitan area of La Paz, Bolivia. Using an instrumental variables approach, we estimate local average treatment effects of cable car use for residents who use the system due to proximity...

Subsea cable networks are a critical component of the EU's electricity and telecommunication infrastructure. As much as 99% of inter-continental internet traffic relies on subsea data cables, while subsea power cables are instrumental to bring offshore renewable energy to our electricity grid....

This science-for-policy report is the first deliverable of the OTG project. It provides an extensive study on the availability of the technologies required for the realisation of a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) interconnection between the European and North American Alternating Current (AC)...