Abstract: Die Autoren beschäftigen sich mit der Frage, inwiefern der Ausbau neuer Netze der nächsten Generation (sogenannte Next Generation Access Networks, NGA) angemessen regulatorisch, legislativ und ordnungspolitisch begleitet werden kann. Hierzu werden insbesondere sehr grundlegende...

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...

Alternative telecommunications operators have continuously invested in their own infrastructure in recent years. After more than a decade since liberalization, competitive conditions have substantially changed, especially in urban areas. European regulatory authorities have acknowledged this...

This paper analyses the determinants of aggregate per-capita investments into the telecom sector. We provide results of panel econometric estimates for EU and OECD countries covering the period from 2005 to 2013. The findings show a positive effect of infrastructure-based competition between...