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Consumers are concerned with the utilization of their personal data no matter which online service they use.
WIK discussion paper discusses co-invest from an economic point of view and presents experiences from abroad. It becomes obvious, that co-investment…
The consumption of audiovisual content via the internet has been increasing for years. The presented discussion paper investigates the future…
Open Access is considered a possible new paradigm for the German broadband market. The present discussion paper analyses the experiences to date,…
What power have online platforms? WIK’s Discussion Paper No. 427 describes a potential model for the analysis of online platforms as an instrument for…
To what extent is the German DigiNetz Law supporting or restricting access to in-house infrastructure? We examine the diverse institutional settings…
Spectrum is an essential resource for the provision of IoT-services. The following paper presents the actual framework and implications on spectrum…
The subject of consumer protection in the communications sector has become an integral part of the media and politics. The analysis shows that the…
The availability and market structure of public WiFi networks in Germany are expected to change in the future due to legal and technological…
After having been developed for M2M-communication, eSIM is about to be launched in the telecommunications consumer segment. The study analyses…
Incentive auctions establish a trading platform for the transfer of spectrum usage rights. In 2016/17 the FCC conducted a first comprehensive and…
WIK discussion paper analyses chances and risks of a stronger harmonisation and centralisation of European telecommunications regulation against the…