This paper considers how to regulate the price that an access provider charges for shifting customers between different service providers. In determining regulated prices, cost is typically the focus of discussion. Debate revolves around how to determine what are relevant costs (used and useful?...

The price that a regulated access provider charges for shifting customers between service providers has significant welfare implications. Typical regulatory approaches to pricing, such as pricing based on fully allocated cost or incremental cost, ignore the characteristics of consumer demand. A...