Tag Archives: digital services

Jul 15 2013

Convergence of Computing Science, Networks and the Law: Reflections from the workshop at UPenn Law

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Posted in: convergence, cyberlaw, digital economy, Europe, ICT, innovation, internet, internet economics, internet governance, Jonathan Liebenau, LSE Tech, policy, regulation, Research, Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood, Workshop briefing

  Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood and Jonathan Liebenau from the LSE Tech attended an invitation-only Roundtable on Computer Science and the Law and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, on the 24-25th of June. In tihs post, Silvia and Jonathan present the  … Continue reading →

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May 9 2013

The Mobile Industry Will Shift

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Posted in: business models, convergence, digital economy, Europe, ICT, innovation, LSE Tech, Mark Selby, mobile industry, mobility, opinion, regulation, Telecoms

The growth of mobile phone access worldwide has attracted lots of  enthusiasm in part because of its potential to generate new social and economic benefits. In this post, Mark Selby suggests new directions and critical points that the mobile industry … Continue reading →

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Apr 22 2013

Regulatory Economics in New Telecom Markets: US and European Perspectives

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Posted in: digital economy, Europe, ICT, innovation, internet economics, Johannes Bauer, media, NEF, Objectives, policy, pricing, productivity, regulation, Research, Telecoms

As part of the Fourth LSE Network Economy Forum, held on 25 March 2013, Johannes Bauer presented a keynote on regulatory economics in new telecom markets.  This post addresses Johannes’s key points on how the definition of telecom vs information … Continue reading →

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Mar 7 2013

EU Telecoms Competition and Regulation: Paradoxes of Subsidiary and a Single Digital Market

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Posted in: broadband, convergence, digital economy, Europe, innovation, internet, internet economics, Jonathan Liebenau, LSE Tech, policy, regulation, Research, Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood, Telecoms

In a previous post, we addressed that the recent massive expansion of online services and mobile applications puts pressure on EU’s traditional telecoms to reassess their business structures.  Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood and Jonathan Liebenau reflect on the importance of a well-functioning … Continue reading →

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Mar 4 2013

Usage Costs, Interconnection, and Regulation: remarks from Bill Lehr

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Posted in: broadband, internet, internet economics, LSE Tech, MIT, NEF, policy, pricing, regulation, Research, Telecoms, William Lehr

William Lehr, Research Associate in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the MIT provides a summary of points made during his participation in the Interconnection Workshop hosted by the LSE Network Economy Forum on 11 January 2013. … Continue reading →

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Feb 26 2013

Economics of the cloud: Employment effects in two exemplary sectors in the USA, the UK, Germany and Italy

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Posted in: Cloud computing, convergence, digital economy, employment, ICT, internet economics, Jonathan Liebenau, LSE Tech, Patrik Karrberg, policy, pricing, productivity, Research

It is commonly felt that cloud computing will bring changes to information handling practices with widespread effects on organizational structures and strategies. In this post, Jonathan Liebenau and Patrik Karrberg show how better models to assess the economic effects of … Continue reading →

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Feb 12 2013

A Pricing Proposal: Regulation, nonlinear pricing and self-selecting tariffs

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Posted in: ICT, James Alleman, NEF, policy, pricing, regulation, Research, Telecoms

In this post, James Alleman focuses on the negative welfare effects of the typical pricing structures found in the ICT sector. To enhance welfare, the author suggests, regulators should require ICT firms to bill their consumers the “best” price structure … Continue reading →

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Jan 21 2013

The rise of digital services poses new challenges for Europe’s telecom operators and their regulators

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Posted in: digital economy, Europe, General, Jonathan Liebenau, LSE Tech, Patrik Karrberg, regulation, Research, Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood, Telecoms

The massive expansion of online services and mobile applications in recent years means that many of Europe’s traditional telecoms operators must reassess their business structures to remain viable. Jonathan Liebenau, Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood and Patrik Karrberg look at the challenges now … Continue reading →

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