Fibre-deployment of next-generation communications networks is currently a major challenge for investing firms as well as for national regulators and is also subject to hot debates at EU level. This work examines the role of regulatory policies and competition controlling for relevant supply and...

Fibre deployment of next-generation high-speed broadband networks is considered to be a decisive development for any information-based society, yet investment activities and especially the adoption of fibre-based broadband services take place only very gradually in most countries. This work...

Die Regulierung des Telefonnetzes ist nach wie vor umstritten. Einige Autoren plädieren dafür, anhand der Theorie bestreitbarer Märkte zielgenau regulierungsrelevante Teilbereiche zu identifizieren und entsprechende regulierende Maßnahmen zu ergreifen. Reicht diese Argumentation aus, um die...