This paper examines the causes and effects of mobile number portability (MNP) and provides a survey of its implementation in Europe. We first examine the competitive effects and the costs of introducing MNP. Next, we discuss how to charge for MNP. We argue that a price cap regime starting from...

This paper analyzes price elasticities in the Austrian market for mobile telecommunications services using data on firm specific tariffs. Both static and a dynamic panel data approaches lead to consistent results which provide evidence for a relatively elastic demand. Furthermore, some basic...

Abstract: Mehr als 10 Jahre nach ihrer Liberalisierung stehen die Telekommunikationsmärkte vor neuen ordnungspolitischen Herausforderungen. Drei Kernfragen, die für die zukünftige Ausgestaltung des Rechtsrahmens für Telekommunikationsmärkte zu klären sind, werden in diesem Buch erörtert....

The German reserve power market was subject to important regulatory changes in recent years. A new market design was created by synchronization and interconnection of the four control areas. In this paper, we analyze whether or not the reforms led to lower prices for minute reserve power (MRP)....