Universal service obligations: the role of subsidization schemes and the consequences of accounting separation

François Mirabel, Jean-Christophe Poudou and Michel Roland

Cahiers du CREDEN (CREDEN Working Papers) from CREDEN (Centre de Recherche en Economie et Droit de l'Energie), Faculty of Economics, University of Montpellier 1

Abstract: This paper (i) highlights the role that unit subsidies can play in the compensation scheme of a Universal Service Obligation (USO), and (ii) shows that welfare may be reduced when regulation requires accounting separation of network activities for vertically integrated USO providers. This suggests that accounting separation should be avoided when a USO is implemented.

JEL-codes: L43 L51 L52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13 pages
Date: 2007
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