What Liechtenstein has gained from Vertical Separation and its Fiber-Optic Model?
Following the completion of the nationwide FTTH fiber-optic network rollout in 2023, a new study provides interesting insights into developments in the market for internet connections. In his academic paper, the author analyses, among other things, bandwidth demand, the price of download speeds, and connection fees. He highlights the benefits that the FTTH fiber-optic expansion - based on vertical separation of the telecommunications market, a solution unique worldwide - has brought to households and the economy.
About the author: The study was conducted by Ramon Gmür as part of an academic paper. He is an economist at Swiss Economics SE AG and a doctoral candidate at the University of Zurich researching regulated economies.