Access price regulation is used in telecommunications to prevent a vertically integrated firm, which controls an essential input, from raising the rivals' costs. When the authorities remove the access price as a strategic tool, it becomes optimal for the regulated firm to use the transfer price...

The roam-like-at-home regulation (RLAH) eliminated all mobile roaming surcharges to Eu-ropean consumers travelling within the European Economic Area (EEA). We measure the causal impact of the regulation on EEA roaming traffic, using the Rest of the World as a control group. We find large and...

The overall goal of the incorporation of QoE in the mobile networks deployment is related to optimizing end-user QoE, while making efficient use of network resources and maintaining a satisfied customer base that guarantees the commercial success of the provider's business model. However, the...