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Regulation and market concentration
Jeudi 26 mai 2016, 8h30-10h00
Salle A (2nd floor), University Paris-Dauphine
G&R-2016-05-26-visuel
Besides supervising the behaviors of operators, regulators have in some specific cases the ability to directly influence the market structure, in particular by granting or removing licenses. Increasing the degree of competition may however have an impact on the economic equilibrium of the stakeholders. This equilibrium influences not only their profits, but also their ability to invest, or their willingness to serve the less profitable segments of the market. Moreover, in network industries entry is generally made possible by implementing regulations which arede facto asymmetric. Last but not least, antitrust considerations might lead to manage the details of the market design and of the agreements among operators.
What are the main trade-offs between the (short-term) interest of the users, the necessity to maintain a (sufficiently) competitive pressure to favor innovation and the need to sustain the investments in the long run? And what are the tools that regulators and competition authorities should manage in addition to authorization of exploitation?
The speakers of this roundtable will share their experiences in the mobile and broadcasting sectors.