The integrated sphere of coopetition of digital services and the regulatory approach of diagonal equity

IF 5.9 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2023-12-29 DOI:10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102700

Rohit Prasad , V Sridhar

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Abstract

Telecommunications Service providers (TSPs) and Content and Application Providers (CAPs) that operate over the Internet are traditionally regarded as complementary. However, the growth of 5G technologies has led to the emergence of an integrated sphere of competition and cooperation between TSPs and CAPs.The new elements of this competitive landscape stem from the hybridization of network provisioning, the growth of substitute services, and the emergence of end to end value networks comprising of devices, connectivity solutions, and a variety of content and application services. Simultaneously, the regulatory drivers that occasioned a differential treatment of TSP in their role as providers of essential utility communication services are converging with the features observed with respect to certain CAPs. These dynamics warrant the application of a new regulatory framework in the form of Diagonal Equity, that recognizes the need for similar regulatory principles to be applied to TSPs and CAPs, while acknowledging that with respect to certain issues a differential treatment will continue to be required.

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数字服务共同竞争的综合领域和对角公平的监管方法

在互联网上运营的电信服务提供商（TSP）和内容与应用提供商（CAP）传统上被认为是互补的。这种竞争格局的新要素源于网络供应的混合化、替代服务的增长以及由设备、连接解决方案和各种内容与应用服务组成的端到端价值网络的出现。与此同时，作为基本公用通信服务提供商，造成对 TSP 区别对待的监管驱动因素正在与某些 CAP 的特点相融合。这些动态证明，有必要采用对角公平形式的新监管框架，承认有必要对传统服务提供商和履约协助方案适用类似的监管原则，同时承认在某些问题上仍需要区别对待。

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Telecommunications Policy 工程技术-电信学

CiteScore

10.80

自引率

12.50%

发文量

122

审稿时长

38 days

期刊介绍： Telecommunications Policy is concerned with the impact of digitalization in the economy and society. The journal is multidisciplinary, encompassing conceptual, theoretical and empirical studies, quantitative as well as qualitative. The scope includes policy, regulation, and governance; big data, artificial intelligence and data science; new and traditional sectors encompassing new media and the platform economy; management, entrepreneurship, innovation and use. Contributions may explore these topics at national, regional and international levels, including issues confronting both developed and developing countries. The papers accepted by the journal meet high standards of analytical rigor and policy relevance.