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This paper empirically analyzes the relationship between asymmetric regulation on mobile termination rates and mobile retail prices, using panel data collected from 20 OECD member countries for 22 quarters. In addition to the asymmetry of mobile access charges, the authors also focus on the...
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Internet phone services have grown from technical novelty to a competitive threat for traditional circuit-switched telecommunications. Using available telecommunication deployment statistics in the United States and modeling software, this paper presents two scenarios that investigate the...
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This paper investigates the impacts of the current roaming rules on domestic competition and welfare. We consider a model for two countries in which each country has two operators that compete in the retail market for access services and also in the wholesale market for roaming. We first derive...
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This paper empirically investigates the effect of international simple resale (ISR) authorization on the prices for … international message telephone service (IMTS). We compile a firm-level panel data set for over 200 United States-foreign country …
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This paper models settlement arrangements between international telecommunication carriers. The FCC in the U.S. claims …
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This paper examines the relationship between changes in telecommunications provider concentration on international long … the type of long distance plan considered. For the international flagship plans frequently selected by more price …-conscious consumers of international long distance, increased competition on a route is associated with lower prices. In contrast, for the …
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This paper models settlement arrangements between international telecommunication carriers. The FCC in the U.S. claims …
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Although recent international broadband penetration rankings have Congress concerned about U.S. broadband policy, these …
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Competition authorities in foreign jurisdictions have recently adopted or are considering guidelines on applying competition law to intellectual property rights (IPR). A common concern that certain exercises of IPR can restrict competition underlies IPR provisions that would enable competition...
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