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effect of infrastructure-based competition between xDSL broadband and cable-TV broadband subscriptions on investments. We use … inputs to the policy debate on broadband promotion. …
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We study the impact of the access charges of copper and fiber unbundling on an incumbent's incentives to invest in … copper and fiber markets. We show that when the regulator can freely set either the copper or the fiber access charge, there … is a positive correlation between the fixed fiber (respectively, copper) access charge and the copper (respectively …
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This paper presents a model of competition between an incumbent and an entrant firm in telecommunications. The entrant has the option to enter the market with or without having preliminary invested in its own infrastructure; in case of facility based entry, the entrant has also the option to...
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We provide evidence of an inherent trade-off between access regulation and investment incentives in telecommunications by using a comprehensive data set covering 70+ fixed-line operators in 20 countries over 10 years. Our econometric model accommodates: different investment incentives for...
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Broadband is key to inclusive growth. It contributes substantially to social and economic development in the areas of … have already initiated reforms of their telecommunications framework to advance broadband towards universal usage. On one …
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-play" services. However, the effect is only "visible" during times of turbulent demand. We also find evidence that broadband was …
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productivity studies, econometric studies analyzing the relationship between broadband infrastructure and economic development, and …
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