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consumers and businesses directly affected by such regulation. The analysis also shows that over time unbundled loop prices are …
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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 …
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content and broadband providers. While proponents of such regulation may view it as protection from alleged anticompetitive …
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general competition and sector specific frameworks and rules regarding the regulation of the Internal Energy Market …-by-case solutions, which lack the breadth of objectives expressed by sector regulation. On the other hand, sector regulation seems to … hierarchical priority over sector-specific rules and its direct application cannot be excluded when sector regulation is …
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The Internet is currently undergoing a major process of change and transformation. It is moving away from a basic model of layered architecture to a modular architecture with integrated provisioning of digital services and products to users (Garud, Kumaraswamy et al. 2003; Clark 2004; Fransman, 2010 and...
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One of the most heated debates in the current efforts to re-write the Communications Act has been whether the federal government should impose "Network Neutrality" requirements on broadband service providers. While we argue neither for nor against the need for Network Neutrality legislation in...
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sophisticated wireless telecommunications networks into commodity-based networks. In support of this proposal, wireless network … substantial risks that Carterfone-type regulation would commoditize wireless network services in a way that could substantially …
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This Policy Paper demonstrates that policies that hinder a new entrant's ability to sell video programming, such as forcing entrants to obtain a local cable franchise agreement, will strongly diminish that entrant's incentive to deploy fiber to low-income households. Using publicly-available...
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In this paper, we assess the impact of competition and regulation on prices of mobile services in France. We estimate … hedonic price regressions using data on tariff plans offered by the main mobile telecommunications operator in France between …-adjusted prices to a set of competition and regulation variables and find that the launch of 4G networks by mobile operators was the …
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This paper reviews comparative approaches to key issues in economic regulation in four countries of the Southern … innovation in telecommunications services. In this paper, regulatory models in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are … evaluated with a focus on regulation of spectrum assignment, infrastructure sharing, call termination rates, and number …
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