We study the question whether a holder of standard essential patents (SEPs) should be allowed to choose the level in the value chain at which to offer a FRAND license to its SEPs. We give a pos-itive answer to this question for two reasons. First, the SEP holder and the social planner tend to...

Subscription decision in the telecom market is quite complex and cumbersome, invoking decision inertia in consumers and resulting in suboptimal choices. We implemented choice inertia and consumer interaction as an agent-based model to better understand the process. The model illustrates that...

The telecommunication sector is one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an increased dependence of customers on telecommunications to continue their work and studies. The increased usage of internet and telecom services during the COVID-19 pandemic...

The goal of the paper is to present the framework for combining clustering and classification for churn management in telecommunications. Considering the value of market segmentation, we propose a three-stage approach to explain and predict the churn in telecommunications separately for...

This research paper examines an underexplored facet of climate change mitigation - digital climate policies. Despite empirical evidence demonstrating the potential of broadband networks to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe), these networks are conspicuously absent from the...

This study examines the changes in consumer prices within the fixed broadband market in Hungary between 2020 and 2022, a period marked by unprecedented market consolidation. Leveraging a hedonic price regression methodology, we inspect price changes in the context of internet service provider...

This study investigates the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores and potential tendencies to manipulate the earnings of telecommunication companies. We assumed a negative relationship between ESG scores and earnings management since the companies with higher...

The paper attempts to give insights into the allocation of spectrum in Indian Telecom Industry with a particular focus since the rollout of the 4G services. While attempting to give insights into the various methods of Spectrum allocation and analyse their efficiency, the paper will also be...

This study on change management as a strategy to achieve sustainable competitive advantage of telecommunication organizations in Harare, Zimbabwe was carried out because there has been a lag in the telecommunication industry where companies are not assertive enough to device change management...

Rate regulation can take many forms. Rates may be regulated through overt price controls, such as price ceilings or price floors; through less-overt rules governing the pace of price changes; or through quality mandates or restrictions. Some rate regulations can provide short-run benefits to...

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) generate a wide range of social and economic externalities. Therefore, if ICT are not deployed and adopted within short periods of time, countries face significant social and economic opportunity costs. This paper provides empirical evidence in...

This paper provides evidence to inform the discussions on the need of regulatory intervention in the hitherto market-driven relationships between Communications Service Providers (CSPs) and Value-Added Service (VAS) providers in Brazil. Firstly, we analyze the mainstream business model adopted...

Satellite communication is integral to Digital India, enabling ubiquitous broadband for the uncovered population and supporting satellite TV, the dominant source of infotainment. An enabling policy environment would help increase the market share of Indian satellite service providers from the...

This literature review examines the impact of market structure on the business operations of telecommunication companies in the Philippines, with a particular focus on the oligopolistic market structure dominated by Smart Communications and Globe Telecom. The research aims to investigate the...

The Grand Chamber set aside the judgment of the General Court in CK Telecoms having found eight errors in law. This paper dissects the judgment of the Grand Chamber and illustrates and explains the differences between the two judgments as well as their significance. The Grand Chamber clarifies...

Using Maroc Telecom in Morocco as a case study, this research article examines employee satisfaction and incentive mechanisms in the telecom sector. A sample of 200 Maroc Telecom employees from various departments was subjected to surveys, interviews, and focus groups using a mixed-methods...

The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between factors of learning structure, trust culture, flexible structure & design and technological infrastructure with innovative capability in telecom sector in Bangladesh. This is a quantitative study. Data were collected using a...

Sharing, outsourcing, and partnership are shown as solutions to increase efficiency. Mobile Network Operators (MNO), used to outsource some functions and make partnerships, but the sharing perspective is still not clear. This paper aims to provide a framework in which MNOs share and utilize...

Risk analysis in motor insurance aims to identify factors that increase the frequency of accidents. Telematics data is used to measure behavioural information of drivers. Contextual variables include temperature, rain, wind and traffic conditions that are external to the driver, but may also...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates the interstate rates for inmate calling services, and over the years, has made some progress in lowering rates from egregiously high historic levels. However, correctional facilities, in large part, rely on the same provider for both voice...

Low levels of broadband penetration combined with poor quality of services present a challenge to growth and development in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). This paper performs a comparative analysis of the competitive dynamics of telecommunications markets in four SADC...

In the last two decades, new technologies and the rapid growth of the telecommunications sector have changed production and trade relations in world economic systems. Regional dependence on the level of productivity, supply and demand of telecommunications has increased worldwide. Our study...

The essay argues that anti‐suit injunctions granted in disputes on standard‐essential patents are inconsistent with the general standards governing anti‐suit injunctions. The section on anti‐suit injunction demonstrates that the case law on anti‐suit injunctions is not comparable to...

This discussion paper seeks to contribute to the Brazilian urban development debate by analyzing the recent legislation that institutes the Casa Verde Amarela social housing program (CVA). Created in 2020, CVA arose from a provisory executive order (MP 996, of August 25) reformed on January 12,...

Telecommunications providers' market share risks stem from uncertainties due to overall market performance and competition strategies adopted by providers. In this paper, a framework that allows risk-adjusted forecasting of a provider's market share is presented. Two different stochastic...

Disruption is difficult to predict as well as navigate but often prove to be a boon for the sector, society and economy. The Indian telecom sector has to face disruption twice in less than two decades and that too by the same entity. The disruptive entry of Reliance Jio in the telecom sector has...

Myanmar has experienced a series of total and partial internet shutdowns since the military coup in February 2021. These restrictions have varied in intensity across the country and over time, ranging from the complete shutdown of all wireless broadband services and nightly shutdowns of fixed...

The development of the digital economy and the emergence of new technologies are changing the way of doing business. In recent foreign direct investment (FDI) studies, factors in addition to conventional ownership-location-internalisation (OLI) factors have been explored to enrich the FDI model....

We study the question whether a holder of standard essential patents (SEPs) should be allowed to choose the level in the value chain at which to offer a FRAND license to its SEPs. We give a pos-itive answer to this question for two reasons. First, the SEP holder and the social planner tend to...

This paper demonstrates that India’s early 2000s mobile phone service expansion, or the “telecom boom” led to net rural-urban migration of about 13 million individuals out of which 4 million moved for employment. To estimate the effects, we exploit the heterogeneous expansion of telecom...

This chapter deals with the imposition and execution of universal service obligations on licensees, which was a key component of South Africa’s telecommunications reform policy and legislative framework. Rollout and connectivity targets were imposed on the fixed-line (soon to be partially...

In the last two decades, new technologies and the rapid growth of the telecommunications sector have changed production and trade relations in world economic systems. Regional dependence on the level of productivity, supply and demand of telecommunications has increased worldwide. Our study...

Although a growing number of regional trade agreements (RTAs) include telecommunications provisions, the collection and systematization of information on telecommunications provisions in RTAs remain limited. This paper addresses this gap by mapping and reviewing the different types of provisions...

The telecommunications market has evolved into product-differentiatedmarkets due to the varying quality of data services. Earlier work has takenonly the price into account and has not considered quality, which is, however,an essential factor. We provide a supply-demand framework considering...

Although a growing number of regional trade agreements (RTAs) include telecommunications provisions, the collection and systematization of information on telecommunications provisions in RTAs remain limited. This paper addresses this gap by mapping and reviewing the different types of provisions...