Competition in telecommunications
Competition in telecommunications
Digital Crossroads: American Telecommunications Policy in the Internet Age
Digital Crossroads: American Telecommunications Policy in the Internet Age
A simple game-theoretic analysis of peering and transit contracting among Internet service providers
Telecommunications Policy
Excessive(?) entry of national telecom networks, 1990-2001
Telecommunications Policy
Impact of the backbone network market structure on the ISP competition
Proceedings of the 24th International Teletraffic Congress
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Currently, the Internet is characterized by excess capacity, which benefits consumers and producers of Internet-based services alike. High quality and declining prices of interconnection are the basis for many e-commerce, software and equipment businesses. However, tough competition in the Internet backbone market driving these developments could ruin network operators and threaten other markets, too. This paper will pursue the idea of the Internet backbone market's decline based on standard economic theory. The paper will present several scenarios and discuss potential market- and policy-based remedies. It is argued that due to a phenomenon called capacity paradox the industry's future development is overshadowed by ''dark clouds''.