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Ownership Structure of Cable Networks and Competition in Local Access

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Duarte Brito () (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
Pedro Pereira () (Autoridade da Concorrência)

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In this paper, we discuss the role of cable television networks and their ownership structure in promoting competition in the local access market. First, we show that the dual ownership of a local telephone network and a cable network, compared with separate ownership, may increase or decrease incentives to invest in upgrading the cable television network. Second, we argue that separate ownership of the two networks is important to promote competition in local access.

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Paper provided by Portuguese Competition Authority in its series Working Papers with number 09.

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Length: 31 pages
Date of creation: Apr 2005
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Publication status: Forthcoming in J.P. Choi ed., Recent Developments in Antitrust Analysis, MIT Press
Handle: RePEc:pca:wpaper:09

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Keywords: Cable Networks Local Access Competition

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