This paper aims at localizing network-specific market power in new markets. Three kinds of transmission qualities on service markets can be differentiated according to the products provided: narrowband services like PSTN/ISDN or GSM, semi high-speed broadband services like broadband internet...

Der Monopolbereich der Deutschen Post AG soll, wie im Postgesetz von 1997 vorgesehen, Ende des Jahres 2002 auslaufen. Nach den jüngsten Plänen der Bundesregierung soll jedoch die völlige Deregulierung des Postmarktes auf das Jahr 2008 verschoben werden. Wie ist diese Verschiebung zu beurteilen?

In the EU telecommunications regulatory framework a strong intention to avoid overregulation with respect to new markets can be observed. However, a clear-cut economically based analysis of the remaining need for sector-specific regu-lation is still missing. In this paper, the question is...

In the EU telecommunications regulatory framework a strong intention to avoid overregulation with respect to new markets can be observed. However, a clear-cut economically based analysis of the remaining need for sector-specific regu-lation is still missing. In this paper, the question is...

This paper aims at localizing network-specific market power in new markets. Three kinds of transmission qualities on service markets can be differentiated according to the products provided: narrowband services like PSTN/ISDN or GSM, semi high-speed broadband services like broadband internet...