Regulation and the promotion of investment in next generation networks-A European dilemma
Telecommunications Policy
Regulation, public policy, and investment in communications infrastructure
Telecommunications Policy
A critical review of the "ladder of investment" approach
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Access regulation and the incumbent investment in quality-upgrades and in cost-reduction
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The need for a new approach to regulating fixed networks
Telecommunications Policy
An assessment of the equality of access and no-regulation approaches to next generation networks
Telecommunications Policy
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Access regulation and infrastructure investment in the mobile telecommunications industry
Telecommunications Policy
The impact of different fibre access network technologies on cost, competition and welfare
Telecommunications Policy
Whither policy design for broadband penetration? Evidence from 30 OECD countries
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Ex ante regulation and co-investment in the transition to next generation access
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Network investment, access and competition
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Regulated prices and real options
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The long-run effects of copper-loop unbundling and the implications for fiber
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SLA-controlled interconnection charging in next generation networks
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
Dynamic performance analysis of U.S. wireline telecommunication companies
Telecommunications Policy
How will telecommunications bundles impact competition and regulatory analysis?
Telecommunications Policy
Access regulation, entry and investments in telecommunications
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Private equity leveraged buyouts in European telecoms: The case of Eircom
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The interplay of regulation and other drivers of NGN deployment: A real-world perspective
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Investment sharing in broadband networks
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Investments in next generation access infrastructures under regulatory uncertainty
Telecommunications Policy
Unlocking the potential of Italian broadband: Case studies and policy lessons
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Multilevel governance and broadband infrastructure development: Evidence from Canada
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Competition, regulation, and broadband access to the internet
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Investment in broadband communications and its infrastructures (the so-called Next Generation Networks) is receiving extraordinary attention from policy makers all over the world, due to the significant impact of high-speed Internet access on the whole economy and society. However, even before the recent financial crises, a dramatic downward trend in telecommunications investment has occurred, mainly due - at least according to incumbent operators - to excessively intrusive regulatory intervention. The typical conflict between regulation, competition and investment emerges. It is therefore important, for both future research and regulatory and practitioners' references, to review the specialized but growing branch of the literature on this interesting and policy-relevant issue. The purpose of this paper is therefore to survey the relevant theoretical and empirical literature on the relationship between regulation, at both retail and wholesale level, and investment in telecoms infrastructures. The picture that emerges is not conclusive, and further research is still needed, both theoretically and empirically, to better understand the real impact of regulatory incentives on investments.