access price is a function of investment costs and the regulatory regime. A regime with fully distributed costs or a …This paper analyses how different types of access regulation to next generation networks affect investments and … consumer welfare. The model consists of an investment stage with uncertain returns and subsequent quantity competition. The …

empirically the relationship between the different types of special access deregulation and investment in special access …Little empirical work carefully evaluates the special access market, and even less research has focused explicitly on … facilities, specifically the number of special access lines provided by the Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs …

superior to a regime without prioritization (network neutrality) but yields lower incentives for investment in network …

superior to a regime without prioritization (network neutrality) and yields higher incentives for investment in network …

In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper) and fiber networks shapes the … incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by … heterogeneous entrants in internet access markets, as we consider both other telecom and cable TV operators as entrants. In the …

This paper studies the investment decision by a monopolistic internet service provider (ISP) in different regulatory ….s investment incentive and social welfare. Furthermore, the investment level is higher if the regulated ISP is allowed to charge … the CPs. Finally, a socially optimal investment can be opposite to the ISP's choice when the contents are enough …

growth, with new broadband access platforms continuing to emerge. But implementing policies such as forced network sharing or … of the reduced return on investment. If policymakers want to implement policies to encourage further broadband … penetration, they should instead remove current barriers to entry and impediments to investment. Specifically, continued franchise …

promote development of features and services for cable, they should refrain from imposing open access type regulations …