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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2012 version)

  Telecommunications Regulation and Coordinated Competition in Romania

  Arthur Daemmrich, Alex Radu and Ana Sarbu

  Leaders of the Romanian telecommunications agency must decide about a proposed international merger and how to structure bandwidth auctions critical to the telecoms market. The case is designed to teach about regulatory choices from the perspective of a regulatory agency, but it also describes the competitive standing of domestic and international telecoms providers in Romania and the challenges of operating as a "foreign" multinational, even in the European Union where protection of national champions is supposedly obsolete. Policy tradeoffs are developed among approving, delaying, or denying the proposed merger of domestic Romtelecom with Greek-based Cosmote. Likewise, tradeoffs are described for bandwidth auctions, notably among public transparency, maximizing revenue, preventing collusion, promoting efficient use of spectrum, broadening coverage, and fostering innovation in products and services.

  Keywords: regulation; Auction Policy; European Union; government policy; cell phone industry; Mergers and Acquisitions; Telecommunications Industry; Romania;

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  Daemmrich, Arthur, Alex Radu, and Ana Sarbu. "Telecommunications Regulation and Coordinated Competition in Romania." Harvard Business School Case 713-016, December 2012. (Revised from original August 2012 version.)

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• Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | 2012

  Telecommunications Regulation and Coordinated Competition in Romania (TN)

  Arthur A. Daemmrich

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  Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Telecommunications Regulation and Coordinated Competition in Romania (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-017, October 2012.

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• Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | 2012

  GlaxoSmithKline in Brazil: Public-Private Vaccine Partnerships (TN)

  Arthur A. Daemmrich

  Citation:

  Daemmrich, Arthur A. "GlaxoSmithKline in Brazil: Public-Private Vaccine Partnerships (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-044, October 2012.

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