Entry into regulated monopoly markets: The development of a competitive fringe in the local telephone industry

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 2 I, 2002, Pages 289-316

  Abel, Jaison R ^a  

^a ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

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EID: 0043171169     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/340701     Document Type: Review

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