Konferenzbeitrag

Deregulating fixed voice services? Empirical evidence from the European Union

This paper deals with the relationship between the traditional fixed-line, mobile and Voice over IP telephony in the EU.We estimate the supply and demand for fixed-line telephony using data on 25 EU member states for the 2006:Q2 - 2011:Q4 period. Employing instrumental variable approach, we obtain the following results. First, lower prices of Voice over IP and mobile reduce the demand for fixed-line telephony. This indicates some demand-side substitution. Second, we find no relationship between Voice over IP and fixed-line prices. Third, there is a positive and significant relationship between mobile and fixed-line prices. Estimated own- and cross-price elasticities are in the inelastic range. Hence, calls to deregulate fixed-line telephony may be too premature.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: 25th European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS): "Disruptive Innovation in the ICT Industries: Challenges for European Policy and Business" , Brussels, Belgium, 22nd-25th June, 2014

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Legal Monopolies and Regulation or Deregulation
Economics of Regulation
Telecommunications
Thema
Fixed networks
Mobile services
Market definition
Hypothetical monopolist test
(De)regulation

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Šaric, Amela
Lange, Mirjam R. J.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
International Telecommunications Society (ITS)
(wo)
Calgary
(wann)
2014

Handle
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20.09.2024, 08:21 MESZ

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Objekttyp

  • Konferenzbeitrag

Beteiligte

  • Šaric, Amela
  • Lange, Mirjam R. J.
  • International Telecommunications Society (ITS)

Entstanden

  • 2014

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