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We analyse competition between perfectly substitutable networks. Monopolization can be sustained in equilibrium by … (off-net) networks is shown to restore competition. This regulation requires neither demand data nor information about call …
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In this paper, we take a critical perspective on the common regulatory reply to deal with call termination on mobile networks. The current policy tendency to deal with fixed-to-mobile call termination is to restrict attention to the defined relevant market (call termination on single networks is...
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We develop a model of competition between interconnected networks, with separate local and long-distance markets …, allowing for various degrees of symmetry between carriers. Assuming two part pricing, we show that effective competition can be … interconnected local networks want to agree on cost based interconnection charges, but that through competition for local market …
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services, and rail and air transport. Competition policy is discussed with respect to: the relation between regulation and … competition policy; the role of the EC Court; the 'essential facility' doctrine; defining relevant markets; and merger control in …
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that, rather than adopting a more relaxed approach to the regulation of fixed operators in the face of competition from …
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The Federal Communications Commission’s recent Comcast decision has rejected categorical, ex ante restrictions on Internet providers’ ability to manage their networks in favor of a more flexible approach that examines each dispute on a case-by-case basis, as I have long advocated. This book...
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involvement, the paper will identify instances where market failure or the lack of competition necessitates fair dealing by a …
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Whether network slicing complies with the net neutrality rules currently in force in Europe and previously applicable in the U.S. presents a key issue in the deployment of 5G. In many ways, both regimes frame the issues in a similar manner, with the exceptions for reasonable traffic management...
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In recent years, there has been much interest in the use of auctions in utility service industries in the UK and in other countries. The most publicised examples have been franchise auctions eg. auctions for 3G mobile telecom spectrum, the UK auctions of railways operating franchises, etc....
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