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Implications of Mandatory Registration of Mobile Phone Users in Africa
Jentzsch, Nicola - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks among the top regions in terms of growth in the number of mobile phone users. The success of mobile telephony is attributed to the opening of markets for private players and lenient regulatory policy. However, markets may be increasingly saturated and new regulations...
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Registrierung von Mobilfunk-Teilnehmern in Afrika bremst Wachstum im Mobilfunk
Jentzsch, Nicola - In: DIW Wochenbericht 79 (2012) 32, pp. 8-12
Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates that between 2000 and 2011 more than 500 million people in the region subscribed to mobile phone … implications for competition between mobile telecommunications companies and not insignificant repercussions for consumer privacy. …
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Registrierung von Mobilfunk-Teilnehmern in Afrika bremst Wachstum im Mobilfunk
Jentzsch, Nicola - In: DIW Wochenbericht 79 (2012) 32, pp. 8-12
Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates that between 2000 and 2011 more than 500 million people in the region subscribed to mobile phone … implications for competition between mobile telecommunications companies and not insignificant repercussions for consumer privacy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128766
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The interdependence of competition policy, consumer policy and regulation in introducing and safeguarding effective competition in the EU telecommunications market
Bartels, Andreas; Pleşea, Doru Alexandru; Studeny, Michael - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 19 (2017) 45, pp. 367-380
in prices and forced operators to implement customer friendly rules and to protect customer data and privacy. The authors … the interests and rights of consumers on the telecommunication market. The enforcement of competition and consumer policy …
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Implications of mandatory registration of mobile phone users in Africa
Jentzsch, Nicola - In: Telecommunications Policy 36 (2012) 8, pp. 608-620
of mandatory registration on competition and consumer privacy is critically discussed. …
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Does state aid for broadband deployment in rural areas close the digital and economic divide?
Briglauer, Wolfgang; Dürr, Niklas S.; Falck, Oliver; … - 2016
We evaluate the impact of a major European state aid program for broadband deployment applied to rural areas in the German State of Bavaria in the years 2010 and 2011. Using difference-in-differences estimation strategies, we find that aided municipalities have - depending on broadband quality -...
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Does state aid for broadband deployment in rural areas close the digital and economic divide?
Briglauer, Wolfgang; Dürr, Niklas S.; Falck, Oliver; … - 2016
We evaluate the impact of a major European state aid program for broadband deployment applied to rural areas in the German State of Bavaria in the years 2010 and 2011. Using difference-in-differences estimation strategies, we find that aided municipalities have – depending on broadband quality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011541106
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Does state aid for broadband deployment in rural areas close the digital and economic divide?
Briglauer, Wolfgang; Dürr, Niklas S.; Falck, Oliver; … - 2018
We evaluate the impact of a major European state aid programme for broadband deployment applied to rural areas in the German state of Bavaria in the years 2010 and 2011. Using matched difference-in-differences estimation strategies, we find that aided municipalities have - depending on broadband...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011810060
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Implications of mandatory registration of mobile phone users in Africa
Jentzsch, Nicola - 2012
introduction of mandatory registration depresses growth in mobile penetration. -- Telecommunication ; government policy ; consumer … protection ; privacy …
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Google’s Ad Preference Manager : One Small Step for Google, One Giant Leap for Privacy
Szóka, Berin - 2012
sure to be attacked for crossing a “line in the sand” drawn by some privacy advocates between contextual and behavioral … advertising, but those whose first priority is advancing consumer privacy should applaud Google for excluding sensitive categories … that respect consumer privacy. Google risks alienating some advertisers and publishers with its bold empowerment of users …
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