Does Ownership or Competition Matter? The Effects of Telecommunications Reform on Network Expansion and Efficiency

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-92

  Ros, Agustin J ^a  

^a NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING   (United States)

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EID: 0033480731     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008048924876     Document Type: Article

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