Competition policy issues in mobile network sharing: A European perspective

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Network sharing agreements have become increasingly widespread in mobile telecommunications markets. They carry undeniable advantages to operators and consumers alike, but also the potential for consumer harm. We emphasize that not all NSAs are created equal: the assessment of harms and counterweighing benefits to customers due to an NSA is a complex endeavour. In this paper, we present a framework for the competitive assessment of NSAs, detailing the possible concerns that may arise, the main factors that influence their seriousness, ways to mitigate the concerns and the principles of assessing efficiency benefits.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IEHAS Discussion Papers ; No. MT-DP - 2018/28

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Antitrust Law ; Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets ; Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
• Subject: mobile markets ; network sharing ; competition ; competition assessment

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Pápai, Zoltán ; Csorba, Gergely ; Nagy, Peter ; McLean, Aliz
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics
• (where): Budapest
• (when): 2018

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/222041
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