We examine empirically the proposition that mandatory unbundling is the key to increasing broadband penetration in Mexico. We begin by reviewing the empirical economic literature on the relationship between mandatory unbundling and two measures of economic performance: (1) broadband penetration...

In an earlier article, we presented a case study of local loop unbundling (LLU) in the Republic of Ireland in 2001. We explained how the predecessor regulatory body to the Irish Commission for Communications Regulation (Comreg) could select the least arbitrary interim access rate. This article...

During a period of substantial regulatory change, as in the case of network unbundling in telecommunications, regulators often face the challenge of setting interim rates for services. How, in the face of inherently imperfect information and the need to proceed according to what is invariably an...

In this Article, Professors Hausman and Sidak propose a consumer-welfare model for the mandatory unbundling of telecommunications networks. Their approach, responsive to both the Supreme Court's 1999 decision in AT&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Board and the Federal Communications Commission's...

Although competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) collectively have gained considerable market share since the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, many entrants into local telecommunications have stumbled or failed. Some argue that competitive local telephony will eventuate only if...