A recent proposal for net neutrality regulation in the wireless industry suggests carriers should open their networks in particular ways. The proposal advocates creating standards that will make it easier for developers to write applications and for hardware firms to create devices that will...

This paper makes a critical review of the introduction of first 3G mobile services and the evolution of market structure. There is evidence in support of to the quot;overbiddingquot; hypothesis, i.e. license fees determined in auctions were higher than ultimately compatible with the originally...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is responsible for regulation in the communications marketplace and for management of the nation’s non-federal radio frequency spectrum. During the past year, Commission economists contributed to the analysis of competition in the communications...

When it comes to the analysis of the intrinsic mechanism of market behaviors and hence competition development and regulatory imperatives in the Chinese telecommunications industry, currently there is no consistent pattern offered in the literature. In China's emergent 3G/4G era, market...

This paper discusses the current state of product market competition in Iceland, including the legal and regulatory framework, and suggests directions for further improvement. Given the size of the economy, efficiency considerations dictate high concentration in many markets, and preventing...

An unprecedented “boom and bust” investment cycle occurred in the high-tech industries at the turn of the century, in particular in the telecommunications sector. Regulatory reforms and technological innovation fuelled expectations of robust growth in traffic, revenue and earnings....

Broadband internet expansion is a topic of widespread discussion in Germany right now. But the country still has not met its own targets. Almost 100 percent of households are supplied with broadband connections with up to six megabits per second, yet Germany has lots of room to catch up when it...

Der Ausbau des Breitbandinternets wird gegenwärtig intensiv diskutiert. Doch noch hinkt Deutschland den gesteckten Zielen hinterher. Zwar sind inzwischen fast 100 Prozent der Haushalte mit Breitbandanschlüssen bis sechs Megabit pro Sekunde versorgt, doch bei gigabitfähigen Anschlüssen hat...