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Facility-based competition in Europe : The case for a separate satelite system

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  • Stehmann, Oliver

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Technological progress in both the space and the Earth segments has made it feasible to run satellite networks completely independent of terrestrial systems. Given its intrinsic advantages, especially in Europe, a separate satellite network could lead to efficiency gains resulting from facility-based competition. Moreover, a satellite entrant may induce the terrestrial network operators to complete directly against each other. It may therefore offer a solution to the problem of network fragmentation in Europe. Moreover, its intensitivity to distance implies that a satellite competitor will foster universal service. It is therefore agrued that Eutelsat, the main player in the European satellite market, should be separated from the national telecommunications organizations.

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  • Stehmann, Oliver, 1992. "Facility-based competition in Europe : The case for a separate satelite system," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 16(2), pages 135-146, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:16:y:1992:i:2:p:135-146
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