The United States has asymmetric regulation of the provision of broadband Internet access service. A cable television …) that offers digital subscriber line (DSL) service faces price regulation as well as the obligation to offer competitors the … services that compete with the ILEC's own retail offering to consumers. The social costs of asymmetric regulation are by now …

recognized in the literature. In a parallel fashion, policy makers around the world initiated various restructuring efforts … telecommunications sector and the Turk Telekom case, in particular, assessing the prospects for its much-debated divestiture, evaluating … international markets, and compares telecommunications privatizations of various nations. Additionally, the study reviews major …

Over the past twenty years we have seen the emergence of an important phenomenon in the practice of modern regulation …. Also, regulation “as practiced” now may allow an administrative agency to expand greatly its power beyond its statutory … results, as well as some caveats and possible extensions. Conclusions and policy considerations are at the end …

In this Policy Paper, we analyze the effects of quot;network neutralityquot; proposals that seek to mandate an … content and broadband providers. While proponents of such regulation may view it as protection from alleged anticompetitive …

In the last year, many advocates have called for the imposition of Carterfone regulation on the wireless industry. The … similar wireless Carterfone regulation to all commercial wireless spectrum could suppress wireless infrastructure investment … regulation across the board is likely to cause particular harm to small or medium-sized wireless firms by enhancing the role of …

The new telecommunications regulator in Mexico, Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT), recently issued a public … consultation on its draft regulation for must carry and must offer (MCMO) conditions in the broadcasting sector. This, together … with the recent Constitutional reforms on Telecommunications and Broadcasting, represents an unprecedented opportunity to …

This Policy Paper demonstrates that policies that hinder a new entrant's ability to sell video programming, such as …

sector regulation and objectives as a context within the process of implementation of competition law in the energy sector … and third, we will investigate how sector regulation in energy sector incorporates competition law principles and affirms … combined with the need for effectiveness and focus on other than competition objectives of sector regulation and we will result …

. Network access pricing continues to be regulated in such industries as telecommunications, railroads, electric power and …