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Investment in Broadband Infrastructure Under Local Deregulation: Evidence from the U.K. Broadband Market

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  • Nadine Fabritz
  • Oliver Falck

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This paper investigates telecommunication operator investment in broadband infrastructure after local deregulation of the wholesale broadband access market. Using a panel dataset covering all 5,598 exchange areas in the United Kingdom, we exploit regional differences in deregulation following a 2008 reform. Controlling for initial conditions, first-difference estimates show that local deregulation increases local investment in infrastructure by both the incumbent and competitors.

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  • Nadine Fabritz & Oliver Falck, 2013. "Investment in Broadband Infrastructure Under Local Deregulation: Evidence from the U.K. Broadband Market," CESifo Working Paper Series 4277, CESifo.
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    6. Nadine Fabritz & Oliver Falck, 2014. "Local Deregulation of the Wholesale Broadband Access Market," ifo DICE Report, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 11(4), pages 38-43, 01.
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    Keywords

    telecommunication; regulation; infrastructure investment; wholesale broadband access; United Kingdom;
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    JEL classification:

    • L50 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - General
    • L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications

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