Regulation and investment behaviour in the telecommunications sector: Policies and patterns in US and Europe

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 10-11, 2003, Pages 677-699

  Chang, Hsihui ^a   Koski, Heli ^b   Majumdar, Sumit K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

Author keywords

Access pricing; Cost determination; Interconnection policy; Telecommmunications regulation

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

COST DETERMINATION;

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0142247071     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2003.08.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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