This paper presents a model of competition between an incumbent and an entrant firm in telecommunications. The entrant … the existing network to provide advanced services. We study the impact of access regulation on the type of entry and on … firms' investments. Without regulation, we find that the incumbent sets the access charge to prevent resale based entry and …

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 … regulatory holiday induces highest investments, followed by risk-sharing and long-run-incremental cost regulation. Risk …

In 2000, there were as many countries served by a single mobile network as by network competition. Today, only 30 … low coverage, inefficient duplication of costs and lack of competition. To date, the authors are not aware of such single … light on the expected performance of single wholesale networks. The key result is that countries with network competition …

states for the years from 2004 to 2012. The results show that the more effective previous broadband access regulation is, the …-linear manner. It appears that the approach of strict cost-based access regulation embedded in the EU regulatory framework is at …

effect of infrastructure-based competition between xDSL broadband and cable-TV broadband subscriptions on investments. We use …

We analyse network competition in a market with international calls. National regulatory agencies (NRAs) have …

This paper investigates the impacts of the current roaming rules on domestic competition and welfare. We consider a … wholesale roaming charges can be sensitive to this regulatory regime. Since introducing a fair use clause in roaming regulation …