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Competition in the local loop: unbundling or unbungling?

John Ure (Associate Professor and Director of the Telecommunications Research Project, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

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ISSN: 1463-6697

Article publication date: 1 October 2003

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Unbundling has been the widely adopted regulatory solution to introducing competition in the local loop. But what is the aim of unbundling? Is it an end in itself, or a means to an end? Experience from around the world suggests there is as yet no clear cut evidence one way or the other that unbundling encourages facilities competition, or that it encourages investment in broadband networks in particular. This article considers the case for unbundling the local loop in Hong Kong and examines the experience in countries such as the EU, the UK, USA, Canada, South Korea and Japan.

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Ure, J. (2003), "Competition in the local loop: unbundling or unbungling?", info, Vol. 5 No. 5, pp. 38-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636690310500448

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