On February 8, 2010 a speculative paper on the likelihood that fraudsters proficient in missing trader intra-community (MTIC) fraud might move into voice over internet protocol (VoIP) was submitted to the Boston University School of Law Working Paper Series. Prior to that paper there was very...

Der Siegeszug der Steuerung durch Sprache – auch von komplexen Systemen und Prozessen – ist nicht zu stoppen. Denn Innovationen werden von den Nutzern immer dann gerne angenommen, wenn neue Lösungen mit einem hohen Maß an Bequemlichkeit einhergehen, und das ist hier der Fall: Statt eines...

The purpose of this research is to determine whether Internet telephony has had a negative impact on a country's telecommunications infrastructure. Using panel data the statistical analysis shows that call-back did not have a negative effect on infrastructure and high income countries benefited...

During the past several years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has engaged in a series of rulemakings to determine the regulatory status of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The Supreme Court's recent decision in the consolidated cases of National Cable and Telecommunications...

We quantify how user mobile Internet usage relates to unique characteristics of the mobile Internet. In particular, we focus on examining how the mobile-phone based content generation behavior of users relates to content usage behavior. The key objective is to analyze whether there is a positive...

The telecommunications market was completely open to competition in 1998 in Spain, as in most EU countries. The model for the liberalization of the market was based on the regulated use of the incumbent operators' network, so that new entrants could initially use these resources to allow for a...

Voice over IP (VoIP) is a disruptive technology that can be considered a menace to current circuit-switched telephone operators. This paper studies the regulation that affects VoIP technology in Latin America, in particular in Chile and Mexico, countries that have different Telecommunications...

This paper discusses the development of local loop unbundling in telecommunications markets throughout the European Union. It elaborates on the regulatory framework in Europe and provides an overview of recent experiences in Europe. Different types of unbundling, allowing for different types of...

The CRTC recently released Regulatory Framework for Voice Communication Services using Internet Protocol (Decision 2005-28), Telecom Decision CRTC 2005-28, setting out the details of the appropriate regulatory regime applicable to the provision of VoIP services. This commentary aims to comment...

This paper discusses the development of local loop unbundling in telecommunications markets throughout the European Union. It elaborates on the regulatory framework in Europe and provides an overview on the recent experience in Europe. Different types of unbundling, allowing for different types...

The introduction of packet-switched telephony in the form of VoIP raises concerns about current regulatory practice. Access regulation has been designed for traditional telephony on PSTN networks. In this paper we analyze the effect of access regulation of PSTN networks on the adoption of a new...

The path dependency literature provides insights on the dynamic allocations processes in which events are non-ergodic and have multiple absorbing states. Technological change belongs to this class of processes. We contribute to this conceptual framework by analysing the distinction between path...

From the angle of competition policy, Voice over IP looks like a panacea. It not only brings better service, but it also increases competitive pressure on former telecommunications monopolists. This paper points to the largely overlooked downside. In a pure world of Internet telephony, there...

Voice over IP (VoIP) bedeutet Sprachübertragung mittels des Internet Protokolls (IP) und gilt als Zukunftstechnologie im Bereich der Telekommunikation. Die Idee der IP-basierten Sprachübertragung ist nicht neu: Das Thema VoIP wurde bereits in den 90er-Jahren lebhaft diskutiert. (...)

This paper analyzes one-way access and, in particular, local loop unbundling (LLU) in telecommunications markets. At present, LLU seems most promising as a means for entrants to offer broadband internet access. As voice telephony can be implemented by using the 'internet protocol' when consumers...

Motivation and Nontechnical Overview -- Selected Theoretical Concepts: The Theory of Games -- Network Theory in Economics. Applications to Peering in Telecommunications: Telecommunications and the Internet -- A Model of Peering Among VoIP Firms -- Network Formation in Peering -- Concluding...

This paper deals with innovatives concepts concerning information and communication technology.

The purpose of this research is to determine whether Internet telephony has had a negative impact on a country’s telecommunications infrastructure. Using panel data the statistical analysis shows that call-back did not have a negative effect on infrastructure and high income countries...

Delivering real-time services (Internet telephony, video conferencing, andstreaming media as well as business-critical data applications) across the Internet requiresend-to-end quality of service (QoS) guarantees, which requires a hierarchy of contracts.These standardized contracts may be...

There are a broad range of objectives and opportunities that can be lumped under the heading ofInternet Telephony, or ITel. This paper identifies a number of criteria that can be used toseparate these different ITel applications into classes, including the degree of interoperation withthe...