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 …

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 …

investment ladders and access holidays. Finally we relate this dualism and the need for relevant combination to the issue of the … third party access to the obliged to grant access party and we focus on the relation between these consequences and …

particular, it focuses on broadband investment made by entrants. Starting from late Nineties telecommunications incumbents of … negative or null impact of unbundling obligations on incumbents’ investment, research on the relationship between LLU and new … entrants’ investment, albeit growing, has not yet reached a coherent body of results. We have tested two propositions. First …

provider, the investment also affects the incoming traffic from competitive networks. The European Commission asks national … encourages infrastructure investments. The investment incentive of this regulation scheme has been multiply proven in the … assumed importance of regulation for investment incentives. Moreover, investments and, in particular, the resulting change in …

this overstimulates rival's investment that may turn out to be socially inefficient. Access regulation may discourage … entry the entrant needs access to the incumbent network. Unlike the rival, the incumbent has always the option to upgrade … the existing network to provide advanced services. We study the impact of access regulation on the type of entry and on …