This paper reexamines the effect of the regulatory regime on both penetration and coverage
of broadband access to the internet. The framework allows for an evaluation of policy …

This paper studies the implementation of Reasonably Efficient Operator margin squeeze
tests by National Regulatory Authorities in European telecommunications markets. It …

The increasing danger of excess capacity in the regulated fixed networks calls into question
the established long-standing pricing standards for wholesale services based on forward …

This paper analyses the effects of banning pricing policies that lead to margin squeezes
when the upstream good is imperfectly regulated. The analysis relies on a modelling with a …

We investigate margin squeeze regulation in a market with infrastructure competition. To this
end, we consider two integrated firms and one non-integrated retailer that compete in a …

Margin squeeze is a form of abuse of a dominant position in which a vertically integrated
company reduces the margin between the price charged to competitors and the price …

This paper analyses the incentives to upgrade input quality in vertically related (network)
industries. Upstream investments have a biased effect on the downstream companies and …

Detection and prevention of collusive behavior are primary concerns of regulatory and
antitrust authorities. This includes the exposure of explicit collusion, ie, cartels, as well as the …

Although the regulation of access to an essential upstream resource is a perennial issue for
policymakers and industry stakeholders, a set of new issues arises when there is more than …

Following deregulation in the formerly monopolized vertically integrated markets, the margin
squeeze became one of the major concerns for the competition authorities as well as for the …