This report is designed to be a self-contained introduction to performance-based regulation (PBR) with an emphasis on …-of-service regulation (COSR), the various forms of PBR and their efficiency properties, common misconceptions about PBR, the economic and …

Although we have many tools to understand the effect of regulation on firm entry, we know little about the importance … of actual regulation enforcement. For this purpose, this paper uses data from Spain's local television industry from 1995 … regulation and a posterior liberalization. During this period, the local television industry transitioned from a state of …

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 … revenues. To evaluate the welfare effects of the regulation, we develop a framework that includes consumer surplus, retail and …

regulators. But where comprehensive reform has been undertaken - including privatization, competition, and regulation - the … - including privatization, competition, and regulation - the availability of main lines, the quality of service, and the …

intent. Third, economic analysis demonstrates that subjecting VoIP to the full panoply of regulation under Title II of the … some selective regulation is necessary, it has ample authority to impose targeted regulation without subjecting VoIP to all …

The aim of our paper is to determine the efficiency of asymmetric regulation of mobile termination rates (MTRs) in a … question asymmetric regulation mechanisms. Based on a model designed to determine firm profits and consumer surplus, our main … results are the following: a) Asymmetric regulation of MTRs may contribute to increase welfare. If the impact is neutral …

Network operators of competing infrastructures in European electronic communications markets face asymmetric regulation … the quality of networks develop in the presence of asymmetric regulation and original quality differences? Based on a …