Competition in the Slovak mobile telephony industry: Effects of new entry

IF 5.9 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-02-17 DOI:10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102933

Jakub Čihák

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Abstract

This paper uses country-level observations to evaluate the impact of new market entry of mobile network operators on the unit prices of voice and data services, average retail revenue of mobile telecommunication services, and consumption of voice, SMS, and data services. The study uses data from the 2015 market entry of a new operator in Slovakia to estimate the impact on end users and operators. Using difference-in-differences and synthetic control methods, I find that new market entry on the mobile market decreased ARPU and voice unit prices in the short term, but increased the unit prices of data services.

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斯洛伐克移动电话行业的竞争：新进入者的影响

本文采用国家层面的观察来评估移动网络运营商新进入市场对话音和数据服务单价、移动电信服务平均零售收入以及话音、短信和数据服务消费的影响。该研究使用了斯洛伐克一家新运营商2015年进入市场的数据来估计对最终用户和运营商的影响。运用差中之差和综合控制方法，我发现移动市场的新市场进入在短期内降低了ARPU和语音单价，但提高了数据服务单价。

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来源期刊

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.