This paper analyses the determinants of aggregate per-capita investments into the telecom sector. We provide results of panel econometric estimates for EU and OECD countries covering the period from 2005 to 2013. The findings show a positive effect of infrastructure-based competition between...

In 2003, the dominant former monopolist, which was subject to a stringent price regulation, and the new entrant in the local calls market of Korea made an agreement in which the entrant was to raise the price while the incumbent was to hand over market shares or transfer money using...

In 2000, there were as many countries served by a single mobile network as by network competition. Today, only 30 countries, representing less than 3% of the world’s population, are served by a single network. There has been considerable discussion about the optimal number of network operators...