The Impact of Alternative Public Policies on the Deployment of New Communications Infrastructure A Survey

Abstract

Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW. externalities. We find that public subsidies are the dominant policy alternative in white areas, whereas access regulations can be the preferred policy in white or "grey" areas, where only monopoly structure or co-investment models lead to private investment.Deregulatory policies might be preferable in grey areas, if there is sufficient pressure from competitive outside options and if competition law is strong. Finally, deregulatory policies including soft regulation are the dominant policy in "black" areas, where several independent infrastructure operators exist.[1]

R-FFT: Function Split at IFFT/FFT in Unified LTE CRAN and Cable Access Network

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Building the Next Information Superhighway: a Critical Analysis of China's Recent National Broadband Plan

“…Most of the existing studies concern the impact of economic policies such as access regulations, whereas a much smaller branch of the literature addresses the impact of competition policies and direct government involvement in deploying new communication technologies (Briglauer, Frubing, & Vogelsang, 2015). Governments can play the role of an "enabler" or a "rule maker" in broadband development (Picot & Wernick, 2007).…”

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