Diese Studie beleuchtet, wie sich der Aufbau und die Errichtung der gebäudeinternen Glasfaserinfrastruktur unter den mit dem TKG neu geschaffenen rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen und den sich am Markt etablierenden Geschäftsmodellen der Marktbeteiligten aktuell entwickelt. Neben der Erhebung,...

Through the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress imposed long overdue duties and structural limits on the telephone, broadcasting, and cable industries. Though the 1934 law was bold and important, legislators unwittingly enabled a handful of companies to concentrate power in those markets.As...

This paper addresses the impact on investment incentives of the network sharing arrangements mandated by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, with a focus on the implications of irreversible investment. Although the goal is to promote competition, the sharing rules now in place reduce incentives...

Der Ausbau gigabitfähiger Infrastrukturen ist eine zentrale Herausforderung der Gegenwart. Politische Ziele und Ausbaurealität fallen jedoch weit auseinander. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die Umsetzbarkeit verschiedener Handlungsoptionen untersucht, die die Investitionsbedingungen...

Regulators act as “market referees”, balancing often competing interests of stakeholders, including governments, current and future actors in the markets, and consumers. At the same time, markets are changing at an unprecedented pace due to new technologies, the international drive toward...

As countries weather the COVID-19 health emergency, high-quality connectivity, more than ever, is essential to ensure that economic activities can continue in a remote manner. However, important disparities in terms of connectivity persist, aggravating the consequences of the health emergency....