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OECD unbundled local loop pricing

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posted on 2023-05-18, 22:44 authored by Madden, G, Bohlin, E, Hasnat AhmadHasnat Ahmad, Tran, T
This study examines OECD fully unbundled and line sharing monthly wholesale prices for 2002–2008. The results are informative with economic analysis appearing to inform regulator decision making. However, with the cost proxy (viz., copper-wage relative price, population density, urbanisation and business line penetration), regulator costing methods (long run incremental and fully allocated cost), and time trend arguments only explaining approximately 40% of the price variation there remains ample unexplained variation, and political and institutional variables may help reduce this. Finally, both price series are subject to increasingly rapid value declines, although the patterns are somewhat distinct. This suggests that initial prices are truly transitory.

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Publication title

Telecommunications Policy

Volume

37

Issue

11

Pagination

1033-1045

ISSN

0308-5961

Department/School

Menzies Institute for Medical Research

Publisher

Elsevier Sci Ltd

Place of publication

The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England, Oxon, Ox5 1Gb

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Copyright 2013 Elsevier Ltd

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