Economic analysis of the US wireless telephone industry: Responses to new technologies

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-44

  Kim, Seongcheol ^a   Litman, Barry ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS TELEPHONE INDUSTRY;

TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033343003     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5853(99)00017-9     Document Type: Article

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