Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/207156 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
WIFO Working Papers No. 583
Publisher: 
Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna
Abstract: 
This paper analyses the determinants of aggregate per-capita investments into the telecom sector. We provide results of panel econometric estimates for EU and OECD countries covering the period from 2005 to 2013. The findings show a positive effect of infrastructure-based competition between xDSL broadband and cable-TV broadband subscriptions on investments. We use cross-country variance in open access regulations to examine their effect on investments and find a negative effect for bitstream regulations. The regression results are used to assess the magnitude of these factors, thereby providing valuable inputs to the policy debate on broadband promotion.
Subjects: 
investment
competition
platform
ladder
unbundling
bitstream
regulation
broadband
telecom
JEL: 
L38
L43
L52
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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