Pricing patterns of cellular phones and phonecalls: A segment-level analysis

Management Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-141

  Jain, Dipak C ^b   Muller, Eitan ^b   Vilcassim, Naufel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; COSTS; GAME THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; VALUE ENGINEERING;

DYNAMIC PRICING; SEGMENT-LEVEL ANALYSIS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032634563     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.45.2.131     Document Type: Article

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