Data Price Floor Regulation in the Context of Universal Service in Africa
RIS’s latest report is on the role of price floor regulation in the digital era. Fair competition will result in the optimal mix of investment in network infrastructure and affordable prices for end users. Price controls can be important tools for ICT regulators to establish and maintain fair competition. Price ceilings, at cost plus an appropriate profit margin, have been used successfully to limit the misuse of market power and are used for monopoly services, such as access to national backbone networks and submarine cable landing stations. Price floors have been used to prevent predatory pricing and club effects by […]
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