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02/11/2016

Developments in international mobile roaming with a special focus on structural solutions (No. 403)

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Roaming regulation in Europe has lead to significant price decreases. However, competitive structures remained underdeveloped. In 2012, “structural…

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11/24/2015

Market definition for courier-express-parcel services in Germany (No. 402)

The WIK Discussion Paper discusses approaches for delineating different product markets in the German CEP sector, e.g. separate markets for deferred…

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11/03/2015

New approaches for designing spectrum fees and implications for Germany (No. 401)

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Spectrum Management Agencies switch to transparent, objective, non-discriminatory spectrum fee regimes to set the right incentives for an efficient…

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08/13/2015

Market organisation and market reality of M2M-communication regarding smart industry and the allocation of IPv6 numbers (No. 400)

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Market organisation and market reality of M2M-communication regarding smart industry and the allocation of IPv6 numbers - WIK Discussion Paper

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07/29/2015

The role of the general productivity factor in different types of incentive regulations for energy networks (No. 399)

The role of the general productivity factor in different types of incentive regulations for energy Networks

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07/10/2015

Quality indicators for mail and parcel services (No. 398)

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Quality indicators for mail and parcel services

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03/20/2015

Analysis of the pricing behavior of the network operators in the metering market (No. 397)

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Analysis of the pricing behavior of the network operators in the metering market - New Discussion Paper

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01/26/2015

Methods for consumer surveys to identify the needs for universal postal service (No. 396)

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Methods for consumer surveys to identify the needs for universal postal Service - New Discussion Paper

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12/31/2014

Productive efficiency of postal operators (No. 395)

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Productive efficiency of postal operators - New Discussion Paper

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12/31/2014

LTE in Germany: An analysis of the current market environment and its outlook (No. 394)

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LTE in Germany: An analysis of the current market environment and its Outlook

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12/30/2014

Implications for the management of numbering due to the internationalization of telecommunications networks and services (No. 393)

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Implications for the management of numbering due to the internationalization of telecommunications networks and Services

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11/28/2014

IP interconnection relating to NGN based voie services and the migration towards All-IP: An international comparison (No. 392)

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IP interconnection relating to NGN based voie services and the migration towards All-IP: An international comparison

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