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This paper shows that having access to a fast Internet connection is an important determinant of capitalization effects … average property from a high-speed first-generation broadband connection (offering Internet speed up to 8 Mbit/s) would …
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We explain the recent events in the German market for online access using a model of a regulated monopoly renting phone lines to retailers. Retailers offer either a linear or a flat tariff to consumers. Consumer heterogeneity leads to adverse selectiion. We show why market entry for flatrate...
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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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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of market-oriented institutional reforms in German network industries. A disaggregated approach is chosen, which differentiates between network services, infrastructure management and network infrastructure. The gradual opening of network...
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International comparisons show that the reasons why e-government development in Germany does not occupy the desired … orientation. In order to provide better and faster public services in Germany, the Online Access Act was introduced in 2017, which … 2022. However, this deadline has not been met. This study suggests that Germany's federal political structure is …
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We investigate the relation between Net Neutrality regulation and Internet fragmentation. We model a two-sided market …, where Content Providers (CPs) and consumers interact through Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and CPs sell consumers … identify an important link between termination fees, the online advertising market and Internet fragmentation. We extend the …
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welfare recipients in the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany. It primarily refers to …
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, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Exploiting within-country variation, we show that a one …
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the mobile internet for EU residents when traveling abroad in the European Economic Area. Estimates from individual … deadweight loss, i.e., new users accessing the mobile internet. We further show that the impact of the regulation varies with …
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We study how net neutrality regulations affect a high-bandwidth content provider's (CP) investment incentives in quality of services (QoS). We find that the effects crucially depend on network capacity levels. With limited capacity, as in mobile networks, prioritized delivery services are...
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