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‘neutral’ (non-discriminatory) internet access. We highlight that discriminatory conducts similar to those condemned under the … net neutrality regulation can also occur at other layers of the internet access value chain. Specifically, we consider … possible ‘neutrality’ violations in the context of mobile devices for general internet access. Unlike net neutrality, where the …
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between the demand for Internet access and content services. We show that such interrelationships are more complex than …
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Abstract In markets with competing interconnected networks like mobile telecommunication markets investments affect the investor’s and also any competitors’ profits. In a theoretical model it is shown that cost-reducing investments reduce the investor’s termination rates and increase...
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its components) and the service markets (telephony, mobile internet, SMS). In contrast to most other network-based markets …
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5G wireless services will constitute an integral part of the future gigabit communication network infrastructure. Policy makers worldwide are striving to design legal and regulatory frameworks that best support 5G services. There is wide agreement that a competitive sector organization is...
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In 1999, the FCC largely deregulated middle-mile or "special access" enterprise communications services, resulting in explosive growth of new competitors using new technologies, including cable, fiber-optics, and high-speed Ethernet loops. But in recent years the agency has expressed increased...
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loss might be outweighed by the inefficient duplication of an existing infrastructure. Using data from broadband internet …
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marketplace conditions evidence limited competition particularly for the first and last kilometer of Internet access. Because … Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”) serving end users continue to have both the incentive and ability to pursue anticompetitive …, in light of the immediate harm to consumers when the delivery of Internet content becomes degraded or blocked …
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This paper presents a model of competition between an incumbent and an entrant firm in telecommunications. The entrant has the option to enter the market with or without having preliminary invested in its own infrastructure; in case of facility based entry, the entrant has also the option to...
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