Open AccessCompetition in traditional telecommunications markets and OTT
Author(s) -
Rebeca Escobar-Briones,
Núbia M. Conde-Menchaca
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista de direito, estado e telecomunicações
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1984-9729
pISSN - 1984-8161
DOI - 10.26512/lstr.v11i1.24850
Subject(s) - complementarity (molecular biology) , the internet , telecommunications , competition (biology) , perspective (graphical) , business , industrial organization , consumption (sociology) , marketing , computer science , world wide web , sociology , ecology , social science , genetics , artificial intelligence , biology
Purpose – Economic activity is based increasingly on the Internet. This development generates multiple benefits for consumers but also competition challenges for operators and regulatory authorities.
Methodology/approach/design – The study considers the recent evolution of the traditional voice, messaging and video telecommunications services, as well as OTT of similar functionality that coexist in the markets with them. Based on the literature review, the degree of substitution and / or complementarity between traditional services and OTT is analyzed from a demand perspective.
Findings – No conclusions can be set, as certain conditions of consumption substitution is observed, while in others, complementarity between services. From the perspective of suppliers, there is a certain complementarity that is reflected in a greater number of associations between operators and OTT.