Research on Innovative Regulatory Methodologies and Tools in the Domestic Wired Communications Market

Abstract

With regard to fixed infrastructures, the main question today is whether regulation with or without access obligations imposed on network operators supports the spread of broadband penetration, which would ultimately serve to increase consumer welfare. The development and spread of platforms other than traditional fixed networks and DSL networks (cable, optical, wireless technologies) raises the question of whether regulation in line with EU regulatory guidelines or a departure from them and new regulatory approaches and instruments would be more effective in promoting broadband penetration.