DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND PLATFORMS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF A REGULATION FAILURE 1

This work tries to analyze why, in certain countries, the rivalry between broadband platforms has no effect on broadband deployment. Controlling for demographic features and network variables, we focus on analyzing the impact of regulations on the competitiveness of platforms offering an alternative...

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Published in:Revista de economía aplicada 2018-07, Vol.26 (77), p.7-30
Main Authors: Fageda, Xavier, Termes-Rifé, Montserrat, Rubio-Campillo, Rafael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Broadband
Communications networks
Competition
Competitiveness
Deployment
Economic growth
Internet service providers
Pay per view television
Population
Regulation
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Summary:This work tries to analyze why, in certain countries, the rivalry between broadband platforms has no effect on broadband deployment. Controlling for demographic features and network variables, we focus on analyzing the impact of regulations on the competitiveness of platforms offering an alternative to the dominant platform (xDSL). To reach this objective, this paper draws on data from cable and optical fiber platforms in the Spanish market. We find that the impact of different regulatory frameworks has critically affected the competitiveness of cable platforms and, in consequence, harmed inter-platform competition. By contrast, our results show that regulation is not discouraging the current spread of optical fiber platforms.
ISSN:2632-7627