EC Antitrust in the New Economy - Is the European Commission's View of the Network Economy Correct?

Veljanovski, Cento

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EC Antitrust in the New Economy - Is the European Commission's View of the Network Economy Correct?

Cento Veljanovski

Case Associates; Institute of Economic Affairs; Centre for Regulation and Market Analysis (CRMA)

November 9, 2001

European Competition Law View, Vol. 22, pp. 115-121, 2001

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In dealing with telecom operator and internet mergers in the late 1990s the European Commission adopted a pessimistic view of competition based on the then emerging theory of network effects. This paper takes a short and critical look at the Commission's use of network effects theory, and its competititive assessment of mergers between telecom and backbone internet operators.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 7

Keywords: network effects, telecom mergers, Internet, antitrust, high tech industries

JEL Classification: D4, K0, K21, L1, L4, L11, L12, L13, K14, L41, L44, N60

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Date posted: February 12, 2011

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Veljanovski, Cento, EC Antitrust in the New Economy - Is the European Commission's View of the Network Economy Correct? (November 9, 2001). European Competition Law View, Vol. 22, pp. 115-121, 2001. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1758640

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Cento Veljanovski (Contact Author) Case Associates ( email ) 1 Heddon Street Mayfair London, W1B 4BD United Kingdom +44 (0)20 73764418 (Phone) HOME PAGE: http://www.casecon.com
Institute of Economic Affairs 2 Lord North Street, Westminster London, SW1P 3LB United Kingdom
Centre for Regulation and Market Analysis (CRMA) Adelaide, South Australia 5001 Australia

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EC Antitrust in the New Economy - Is the European Commission's View of the Network Economy Correct?

Cento Veljanovski

Date posted: February 12, 2011

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Cento Veljanovski (Contact Author)