lower calls prices. This was done by introducing wholesale regulation and promoting service based competition. Some years …-model competition. If this is the case, we argue that regulators should consider alternatives to cost oriented access prices such as … ; telecommunications ; fixed networks …

This paper looks at the effects of different forms of wholesale and retail regulation on retail competition in fixed … for calls. Competition from other infrastructures such as mobile telephony or cable is modelled as an "outside opportunity … minus and deregulation as potential alternatives. -- access regulation ; foreclosure ; margin squeeze ; telecommunications …

Since the nineteenth century, the state has played different roles in telecommunications, from owner-operator and … concludes that a return to broad state ownership in telecommunications is unlikely. However, the balance between private and …

Since it became involved in telecommunications during the course of the nineteenth century, the state has played … several roles in telecommunications: owner-operator, regulator, facilitator, and stopgap for private sector deficiencies …. During the past two decades direct state involvement in telecommunications has been reduced, renewed demands for state …

This paper analyses the role of the European Commission in taking cases of abuse of dominance in the telecommunications … competition law as a complement, and not a substitute, to regulation. They have set a relatively low threshold for proving margin … squeeze, the most common form of abuse in telecommunications; and they have allowed wide discretion to the Commission to deal …

This paper analyses a collection of cases of corruption in telecommunications to identify failings and best practice in … telecommunications creating efficient and competitive markets that would better meet the needs of consumers and businesses, while … support for reform in telecommunications, with no special attention given to the sector. The traditional form of corruption …

This paper seeks to study the institutional aspects of the regulatory reforms undertaken in the telecommunications … sector in the European Union. It discusses the core functions of the telecommunications regulatory authorities established by … bodies. It also attempts to speculate on how the status and role of NRAs will evolve as telecommunications markets become …

-competitive practices in telecommunications. The paper first analyses the respective advantages of general competition rules and of sector … Services (the so-called "agreement on basic-telecommunications"), the WTO is well equipped to prevent anti …-specific rules to control market power in telecommunications. It then presents an overview of the rules that can be found in the WTO …

The very concept of 'domestic regulation' in telecommunications comes from multilateral commitments of international …