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Impact of regulatory process on telecommunications market performance: Evidence from parametric and non parametric approach

Khalifa, Ahmed Ben; Slama, Ramzi Ben; Debbichi, Sami - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2013

In this paper we explore the impact of regulation; privatization and competition on the both mobile and fixed phone … first, analyze the effect of regulation, privatization and competition on mobile networks performance in terms of quality … between indicators: independence, regulation, competition and privatization on the market performance. The second approach is …

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Troubled road to the first spectrum auction in Poland

Kubasik, Jerzy - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2014

So far no general exclusive frequency licenses have been granted in Poland through an auction. In the Regulatory Strategy until 2015, the President of the Office of Electronic Communications pointed to auction as a method of choosing companies which will be granted frequency licenses from 800...

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Regulation of Latin American's Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Sector: An empirical analysis

Alleman, James; Rappoport, Paul - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2014

In the mid-1980s a movement towards privatization and de-regulation of the telecommunications sector was begun. The … empirically evaluates the impact of regulation in selected Latin American countries. The results are only suggestive, but not … conclusive - that weaker regulation supports investment in the ICT sector due to higher prices for the service. …

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Institutional variety and internet infrastructure development: The net and the internet: emerging markets and policies

Rajabiun, Reza; Middleton, Catherine - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2014

This paper analyzes if and how the design of telecommunications regulatory institutions has influenced the evolution of Internet connectivity in approximately 100 countries between 2007 and 2014. While most advanced and developing countries have adopted policies and regulations intended to...

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Business models and investment options for use of licensed shared access of spectrum

Markendahl, Jan; Ahmed, Ashraf Awadelakrim Widaa; … - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2013

A Licensed Shared Access (LSA) authorization/license includes an agreement between the secondary sharing user (some type of operator) and the primary license holder (e.g. a government organization) around the conditions of use (where, when, how). Compared to secondary access LSA offers a more...

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Broadband prices in the European Union: Competition and commercial strategies

Calzada, Joan; Martínez, Fernando - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2012

This paper analyzes the factors that determine the prices of Interne broadband access in a group of 15 EU countries in the period 2008-2011. Our econometric model shows the effect of several technical characteristics of the operator's offers: while the downstream speed has a positive impact in...

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Co-investments and tacit collusion in regulated network industries: Experimental evidence

Krämer, Jan; Vogelsang, Ingo - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2012

infrastructure investments beyond the level achieved by access regulation and they seem to facilitate tacit price collusion. On the …

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The formation of China's Mobile TV standards/regulations and for future sustainable development: Socio-technical translation process study for the China's Mobile TV standard

Chao, Caleb Fu-Cheng - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2013

The China telecom mobile business has grown fast during the past ten years. For example, China Mobil subscribers have increased from 13.68 million to reach 1.146 billion in March 2013; Mobile Internet subscribers grew by 13.94 million in March to reach a total of 817.39 million. The mobile...

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Investment in broadband infrastructure under local deregulation: Evidence from the UK broadband market

Fabritz, Nadine; Falck, Oliver - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2013

This paper investigates telecommunication operator investment in broadband infrastructure after local deregulation of the wholesale broadband access market. Using a panel dataset covering all 5,598 exchange areas in the United Kingdom, we exploit regional differences in deregulation following a...

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Regulation, investment and efficiency in the transition to next generation networks: Evidence from the European Union

Rajabiun, Reza; Middleton, Catherine - International Telecommunications Society (ITS) - 2013

regulation, competition, and investment depend on the construction of indicators employed to evaluate this interaction …

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