Broadband internet expansion is a topic of widespread discussion in Germany right now. But the country still has not … second, yet Germany has lots of room to catch up when it comes to gigabit-capable connections—particularly in sparsely … and two percent, pure fiber-optic connections only play a minor role. In international comparison, Germany’s need to get …

The paper discusses the respective roles of competition policy and sector-specific regulation for industries such as … when competition policy and to sector-specific regulation apply to a given industry at the same time. The discussion refers … parts of the industry should be subject to regulation, and (iii) the recent cases in the telecommunications and postal …