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Regulation and digital innovation : theory and evidence ; prepared for presentation at the European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, Vienna, Aus...
Bauer, Johannes M.; Shim, Woohyun - 2012
. This study examines the effects of sector regulation on innovation in telecommunications and related information industries … innovation, the study finds that more stringent regulation had a statistically significant negative effect on the number of …Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are an important determinant of productivity growth and innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009567568
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The Effects of Public Ownership and Regulatory Independence on Regulatory Outcomes : A Study of Interconnect Rates in EU Telecommunications
Edwards, Geoff A.; Waverman, Leonard - 2006
telecommunications. We present evidence of political influence over regulatory outcomes, and demonstrate the importance of regulatory … regulatory independence and quality in telecommunications in the 15 founding EU member states from 1997 to 2003. Beyond the … of regulation on industry structure and performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014028953
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Regulatory Environment and Firm Performance in EU Telecommunications Services
Montolio, Daniel - 2014
We empirically estimate the effects of regulated access prices and firms' multinational status on firm performance by using firm, corporate group, and country level information for the European broadband market between 2002 and 2010. Three measures of firm performance are used, namely: market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013055774
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European Telecommunication Regulation - Effects on Telecommunication Providers
Veith, Tobias - 2010
This paper considers the impact of European telecom regulation on the value of affected companies. Employing a … repeating AR-GARCH model, I compare the effect of three types of regulation which are categorized based on the addressed subject …, i.e. cross-market, country-specific and company-specific regulation. While standard event study approaches are a special …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013135018
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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
the citizens of its member states. The Roaming Regulation that has reduced the mobile communications costs while … case of telecommunications, several initiatives of the European Commission and of national regulatory authorities to falls …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011796653
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Comparative approaches to key issues in the economic regulation of telecommunications markets in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Paelo, Anthea; Robb, Genna - 2020
innovation in telecommunications services. In this paper, regulatory models in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are …This paper reviews comparative approaches to key issues in economic regulation in four countries of the Southern … evaluated with a focus on regulation of spectrum assignment, infrastructure sharing, call termination rates, and number …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240662
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Gigabit access : Germany lags behind in international comparison but demand is low
Girard, Yann; Mattes, Anselm; Michelsen, Claus - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 8 (2018) 25/26, pp. 219-229
Broadband internet expansion is a topic of widespread discussion in Germany right now. But the country still has not met its own targets. Almost 100 percent of households are supplied with broadband connections with up to six megabits per second, yet Germany has lots of room to catch up when it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011863537
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Role of institutions for effective telecommunications regulation : Palestine as a case study
Dhaher, Omar - 2011
endowment framework in addition to adjustments needed to accommodate fragility and occupation. -- Telecommunications regulation … telecommunications regulatory system. It is based on the work of Levy and Spiller's institutional endowment framework. Comments and … adjustments to the framework are also discussed and regulation within fragile states is also analyzed. Depending on international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009374562
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International network competition
Tangerås, Thomas P.; Tåg, Joacim - 2014
We analyse network competition in a market with international calls. National regulatory agencies (NRAs) have incentives to set regulated termination rates above marginal cost to extract rent from international call termination. International network ownership and deregulation are alternatives...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010247435
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The impact of Broadband quality standards on Internet services market structure in Colombia
Hidalgo, Julian; Oviedo, Juan D. - 2014
are able to identify the effect of quality regulation on the behavior of internet providers in a differentiated product … regulation is a more intense product differentiation that contributes to demand expansion and therefore to improve broadband …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010395753