Abstract
This paper aims to introduce issues that relate regulation and innovation in the telecommunications industry. We try to address the following question: which types of regulatory schemes are likely to promote innovation in a fast-growing telecommunications industry? Section 2 analyses ex ante control by sector-specific regulation and ex post control by competition policies. Section 3 deals with the importance of compatibility hence regulation of standards in the telecommunications industry. Section 4 discusses the major issues pertaining to the relation between innovation and pricing on the one hand, and innovation and unbundling on the other.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 167-184 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Telecommunications Policy |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2001 |