Impact of license fees on the prices of mobile voice service

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 417-434

  Bauer, Johannes M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GSM; License fees; PCS; Prices; Spectrum auctions; Spectrum management

Indexed keywords

FEES AND CHARGES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0038418028     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-5961(03)00009-0     Document Type: Article

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