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Did Mandatory Unbundling Achieve Its Purpose? Empirical Evidence from Five Countries
2005
Journal of Competition Law & Economics
In this article, we examine the rationales offered by telecommunications regulators worldwide for pursuing mandatory unbundling. We begin by defining mandatory unbundling, with brief descriptions of different wholesale forms and different retail products. Next, we examine four major rationales for regulatory intervention of this kind: (1) competition in the form of lower prices and greater innovation in retail markets is desirable, (2) competition in retail markets cannot be achieved with
doi:10.1093/joclec/nhi005
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