The paper assesses the scope for competition inducing infrastructure regulation in furthering the diffusion of innovation. The paper uses data on the adoption of broadband services comprising a global panel of 167 countries. The effects of different regulatory provisions are assessed. The result...

The paper assesses the scope for competition inducing infrastructure regulation in furthering the diffusion of innovation. The paper uses data on the adoption of broadband services comprising a global panel of 167 countries. The effects of different regulatory provisions are assessed. Inter-firm...

This paper looks at the broadband telecommunications sector to unravel the relationships between sector regulation and investment behaviour in the European Union. Cost based access pricing regimes, although successful in attracting new entrants, have negatively affected the investment in fixed...

Broadband adoption and its applications have been found to affect economic growth, innovativeness, political representation and individual welfare. As such, network infrastructures are now central in the political agenda with modern economies largely dependent on the vast spillover effects of...

This paper looks at the broadband telecommunications sector to unravel the relationships between sector regulation and investment behaviour in the European Union. Cost based access pricing regimes, although successful in attracting new entrants, have negatively affected the investment in fixed...