Equality of access and local loop unbundling in the UK broadband telecommunications market |
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Authors: | Jason Whalley Peter Curwen |
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Affiliation: | Department of Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, Graham Hills Building, 40 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | The relationship between an incumbent telecommunications operator and those companies that access its network is often fraught. This is particularly true in respect of local loop unbundling (LLU), a key product in the broadband telecommunications market. OFCOM, the UK’s telecommunications regulator, recently conducted a major review of the industry that resulted in a new approach to tackling this relationship. This paper focuses on this new approach, which combined a new regulatory concept – equality of access – with the establishment of a mini-regulator focusing on local loop unbundling processes, and goes on to assess the extent to which the relationship has been improved. |
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Keywords: | Telecommunications Broadband Regulation OFCOM UK Local loop unbundling (LLU) |
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