Incentive Regulation and the Cost Structure of the Local Telephone Exchange Network

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-25

  Gasmi, F ^a   Laffont, J J ^a   Sharkey, W W ^b  

^a Toulouse School of Economics   (France)

^b FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION   (United States)

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EID: 0031487959     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007939802271     Document Type: Article

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