While attention has been given to the uses of big data by network operators and to the provision of open data by governments, there has been no systematic attempt to re-examine the regulatory systems for telecommunications. The power of public authorities to access the big data held by operators...

Network operators of competing infrastructures in European electronic communications markets face asymmetric regulation: incumbent telecommunications firms are required to open their networks for retail broadband competition, while cable companies have no such obligation. Furthermore, for...

Die Liberalisierung und Regulierung der Telekommunikationsmärkte in Deutschland ist trotz einiger Widrigkeiten als großer Erfolg zu bezeichnen. Verbrauchern stehen, im Gegensatz zu den Zeiten des staatlichen Monopols, preisgünstige und innovative Produkte zur Verfügung. Im Zentrum der...

Applications such as iMessage, KakaoTalk, LINE, Signal, Skype, Snapchat, Threema, Viber, WhatsApp and WeChat have become an increasingly popular means of personal and business interaction. Surprisingly little academic effort has gone into understanding the nature and origin of these...

This paper analyses how different types of access regulation to next generation networks affect investments and consumer welfare. The model consists of an investment stage with uncertain returns and subsequent quantity competition. The access price is a function of investment costs and the...

Die Liberalisierung und Regulierung der Telekommunikationsmärkte in Deutschland ist trotz einiger Widrigkeiten als großer Erfolg zu bezeichnen. Verbrauchern stehen, im Gegensatz zu den Zeiten des staatlichen Monopols, preisgünstige und innovative Produkte zur Verfügung. Im Zentrum der...

Papua New Guinea is a low-middle income developing Asia-Pacific island country with a relatively long history of telecommunications market development under firstly Australian administration, and latterly under a pro-competitive set of regulatory arrangements strongly influenced by Australian...

In response to a request for comment from the Federal Trade Commission, this report is divided into three parts:• The FTC's continuing leadership in consumer protection for Internet access• Competition and consumer protection in a changing communications industry• Competition and consumer...

In this study we address the economic performance of ex ante regulation of the telecommunications industry and compare this regulatory framework to alternative approaches that respond better to the developments in the sector. The focus is on the Dutch market with two fixed networks with national...

As digitization and packet switching revolutionize communications networks, American communications law faces a dilemma: How can it reconcile an old law that contains distinct regulatory structures for telephony, broadcasting, cable television, and satellites, and that leaves Internet Protocol...