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International Mobile Roaming : Competition, Economics and Regulation
Sutherland, Ewan - 2013
International mobile roaming has been subject to market interventions since the 1990s, first requiring operators to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013094663
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Competition After Unbundling : Entry, Industry Structure and Convergence
Ford, George S.; Koutsky, Thomas; Spiwak, Lawrence J. - 2007
In the last few years, U.S. telecoms policy has shifted from encouraging the sharing of existing networks to facilitating the deployment of advanced communications networks. Given the large capital expenditures required for these networks, there can be only a few of such networks. In light of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014050795
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The Regulation of International Mobile Roaming
Sutherland, Ewan - 2009
The purpose of this paper is to review the effectiveness of the various initiatives taken to regulate international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014204297
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A global analysis of third generation mobile telecommunications market entry
Madden, Gary; Morey, Aaron; Bohlin, Erik - 2011
National regulatory authorities (NRAs) attempt to encourage participation in spectrum assignments by enhancing entrants' likelihood of success. The question this study addresses is: Can NRA policy tools really affect the probability an entrant wins a 3G spectrum licence? In particular, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009375068
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Competition vs. Regulation in Mobile Telecommunications
Stennek, Johan; Tangerås, Thomas - 2013
This paper questions whether competition can replace sector-specific regulation of mobile telecommunications. We show that the monopolistic outcome may prevail independently of market concentration when access prices are determined in bilateral negotiations. A lighthanded regulatory policy can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014217206
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Antitrust and Regulation - the View of New Institutional Economics
Bickenbach, Frank; Kumkar, Lars; Soltwedel, Rüdiger - 2002
Hybrid governance structures between markets and hierarchies in many industries, e.g., in energy and telecommunications, challenge antitrust and regulation policy. The paper focusses on the theoretical and methodological basis provided by the New Institutional Economics (NIE) for analyzing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014114861
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Consequences of Vertical Separation and Monopoly : Evidence from the Telecom Privatizations
Viani, Bruno E. - 2012
assess their impact on basic telephone services (local, long distance, and international service). Panel data analysis from … international telephony and the upstream users of residential local telephony. Mandatory vertical separation reduces the usage of … international telephone service and the number of fixed lines in service, while statutory monopoly reduces the amount of fixed lines …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014040509
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Speeding up the internet : regulation and investment in European fiber optic infrastructure
Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Grajek, Michał - 2017
In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper)and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous entrants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011687904
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Speeding up the internet : regulation and investment in European fiber optic Infrastructure
Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Grajek, Michał - 2017
In this paper, we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper) and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011774721
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Speeding up the internet : regulation and investment in European fiber optic infrastructure
Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Grajek, Michał - 2017
In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper) and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011640580