Preis-Kosten-Scheren im Telekommunikationssektor

For competition in telecommunications markets, tests for price-cost squeezes have become increasingly important, as both price differentiation between end users and product bundling based on regulated and unregulated inputs are on the rise. This study first summarises the theory of predatory pricing and European and German case practice regarding price-cost squeezes. On this basis, it suggests ways to pragmatically adapt the existing test procedure in order to better identify price-cost squeezes in specific tariffs/rate bundles.