The European Electronic Communications Code: A Critical Appraisal with a Focus on Incentivizing Investment in next Generation Broadband Networks

Abstract

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Symmetric Telecom Regulation, Competition and Investment

“…A similar concern is found in the abovementioned paper by Briglauer et al (2017), where it is formulated in a softer manner stating that the outcome of an enhanced emphasis on co-investment and symmetric regulation is uncertain and depends on how it will be implemented. As it is expressed in the 8 statements in the theory section of the present paper, the correlations are not obvious.…”

“…The question raised by different observers (e.g. Briglauer et al (2017) and Serentschy ( 2018)) is whether the new regulatory framework will achieve this in reality. With the many different interests of stakeholders that have had to be taken into consideration, the question is whether the Communications Code has become incoherent and points in too many different directions.…”

“…Symmetric regulation, where it is not only the operators with significant market power (SMP) at national or large geographical scales which are subject to special access obligations, has been on the agenda for long. However, emphasis has hitherto been on asymmetric regulation, but during the past few years, symmetric regulation has gradually gained weight in different EU countries, and the new European Electronic Communications Code (Directive 2018(Directive /1972) also aims at putting more emphasis on symmetric regulation (de Streel and Larouche, 2016;Briglauer et al, 2017).…”

Performance Measurement for New Mobile Data Services During Generation Upgrading Period: A Case of China's Telecom Industry

“…Telecom investment of networks construction is important in optimizing the performance and improving the quality of the networks. Briglauer [33] and Houngbonon [34] found that INVESTMENT has a positive effect on SUPPLY. Thus, this hypothesis is introduced to our conceptual model.…”