First Principles for an Effective Rewrite of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

Nuechterlein, Jonathan E.; Weiser, Philip J.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.707124

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“…As emphasized in section 2, there is an optimal level of regulatory independence that varies across sectors and over time and that depends on the institutional endowment of each country or jurisdiction. For example, Geradin and Sidak (2003) describe the different approaches between the US [10] and the EU in the institutional design of telecommunications. [11] In both jurisdictions a key issue is the interaction between regulation and antitrust in designing how competition in some segments of the value chain must take place in the context of monopolist bottlenecks, an issue that is discussed in depth in Farrell and Weiser (2003).…”

Section: Governance and Independence In Telecommunicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Independent regulators: theory, evidence and reform proposals

Trillas

Montoya²

2013

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to discuss literature and empirical evidence on regulatory independence especially in telecommunications and to suggest reforms of this institution.Design/methodology/approach -The paper comprises a survey of the literature plus new empirical evidence on de facto independence. Findings -The study finds that independence has a positive and significant, but modest, impact on network penetration, once de facto issues and endogeneity are taken into account.Research limitations/implications -De facto independence can only be superficially approached with quantitative methods and the instruments used to correct for endogeneity are far from perfect.Practical implications -Regulatory agencies may find ways to improve their effectiveness.Social implications -The paper provides ideas on how to solve the dilemma between expertise and accountability in the particular field of telecommunications regulation.Originality/value -The paper provides data about the vulnerability of independent regulation in telecommunications in Latin America until 2010.

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Section: Governance and Independence In Telecommunicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%