Access Regulation, Entry and Investments in Telecommunications

Manenti, Fabio M.; Sciala, Antonio

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2282319

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“…The new entrant must agree to the payment of this fee or be ready to bear the heavy cost of building its own infrastructure right from the outset. High access prices, therefore, constitute disincentives to investment in the mobile telecoms industry by raising barriers to entry, and thus foreclosing entry (Kotakorpi, 2006;Manenti and Sciala, 2013).…”

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Internationalization of mobile telecommunications: a systematic literature review

Dike¹,

Rose²

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to map the relevant studies pertaining to internationalization in the mobile telecommunications (telecom) sector, with the aims of reflecting and categorizing what has already been studied on this topic, as a means of guiding future research. Design/methodology/approach The authors use the systematic literature review methodological approach, adopting the “Antecedents-Phenomenon-Consequences” theoretical framework as a guide. Consistent with this framework, they identify and categorize studies in the academic literature that have discussed the cross-border expansion of mobile telecom firms. Their review is based on 50 research publications, selected based on the relevance of their findings and their underlying arguments. The authors then categorized each piece’s findings and arguments into themes and sub-themes. Findings The authors find evidence that mobile network operators (MNOs) are driven into international markets by a collection of factors that can broadly be categorized as either firm-specific/country factors or the desire to capture first-mover advantages (FMAs). They also find evidence that the Uppsala stages model does not provide an appropriate explanation of MNOs’ internationalization patterns, with firms tending to skip posited stages. Market size, the regulatory environment and government policies appear to be key influences in MNOs’ choices of foreign investment locations, and despite being a driver of internationalization, FMAs often erode with the entry of competitors. MNOs tend to prefer collaborative entries over greenfield investments, especially in countries in which telecommunications infrastructure is already in place. Finally, there is no consensus with respect to whether internationality is positively associated with financial performance for MNOs. Originality/value This review of the literature offers value to both academia and practice, by providing both insights into what has already been studied with respect to the internationalization of mobile telecom firms and a guide for future research.

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Section: The Antecedents Theme: Drivers Of International Expansionmentioning

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Internationalization of mobile telecommunications: a systematic literature review

Dike¹,

Rose²

2017

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“…Economic literature confirms the absence of agreement on which the wholesale price control method better improves static and dynamic efficiency. A strand of research concludes that wholesale access price should be cost-oriented (Armstrong et al , 1996; Manenti and Scialà, 2013), whereas another strand of research concludes that wholesale access price should be price-oriented (Laffont and Tirole, 1994; Baumol et al , 1997). Both wholesale price control methods deserve, therefore, accurate clarification.…”

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Flexibility in the European telecommunications industry

Ribeiro

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to expose the necessity of introducing some degree of flexibility in the definition of wholesale access price of FTTx, in the EU competition regulatory framework, and incorporating new regulatory actions to boost investment substitutability to ensure that NRAs accomplish dynamic and/or static efficiency targets. Design/methodology/approach Given the European historical context, the current preponderance of cable and the strong heterogeneity in NGA networks rollout across Europe, a policy-oriented analysis defines a set of recommendations useful for member states whose NGA networks market is in a more advanced state of development. Findings Flexibility is necessary in jurisdictions holding a highly competitive NGA wholesale market at the three previously described levels to avoid that strong dynamic efficiency is passed-through into excessive retail prices which may decrease static efficiency in greater proportion, thereby generating a deadweight loss. Originality/value The novel measures pointed out are part of the on-going debate concerning the revision of the European regulatory framework for NGA networks.

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“…See, for example,Gans (2001 and2007),Foros (2004),Avenali et al (2010),Vareda and Hoernig (2010),Manenti and Scialà (2011). For recent comprehensive surveys of theoretical and empirical contributions in this area, seeCambini and Jiang (2009) andBourreau, Do¼ gan and Manant (2010).…”

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