Jaag, C.; Trinkner, U. - In: Competition and Regulation in Network Industries 10 (2009) 4, pp. 313-333
difficult than tendering e.g. a monopoly franchise. A first reason is that the cost assessment is more complex in the former … case as future competitive market outcomes have to be anticipated; in the case of franchise bidding, at least the number of … service provision. Compared to direct designation of universal services with ex post compensation, tendering causes a series …