The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for broadband internet, mostly because of remote working and online education. In Turkey, the number of fixed broadband subscribers has increased by more than half a million, and data usage increased dramatically during the first wave of the pandemic. Such increasing intensity of data usage, with additional subscribers, calls for a rethink of Turkey’s internet infrastructure. By considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the December issue of Network Industries Quarterly – Turkey, I discuss the Turkish broadband market’s main issues.
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Emin Köksal serves as an Adjunct Professor at Bahçeşehir University and consultant at Dentons. He is also the Associate Editor-in-Chief of the journal Competition and Regulation in Network Industries. His research interests include industrial organization, platform economics, and competition policy, with a focus on telecommunications, energy, and digital markets.
At Bahçeşehir University, Professor Köksal has taught Managerial Economics at the MBA level and Industrial Organization to undergraduates. He has also developed courses on Generative AI, Climate Economics, Platform Economics, and Competition Policy in Digital Markets. His published works cover competition and regulatory issues across various industries, including platform business models, network neutrality regulations, and Internet usage patterns.
Professor Köksal has contributed to economic analyses for antitrust cases in sectors such as platforms, electricity, banking, cement, petroleum, and retail. He has also participated in regulatory discussions on topics like unbundling, net neutrality, and OTT regulations. Through his work, Professor Köksal aims to contribute to the ongoing development of competition policy and regulation.
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