Mobile handset subsidy policy in Korea: Historical analysis and evaluation

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-42

  Kim, Han Joo ^a   Byun, Sang Kyu ^b   Park, Myeong Cheol ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Consumer; Government policy; Handset subsidy; Korea; Mobile; Price; Regulation

Indexed keywords

CARRIER COMMUNICATION; CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; COMPETITION; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELEPHONE SETS;

CONSUMER; HANDSET SUBSIDY; KOREA; MOBILE COMMUNICATION CARRIERS; MOBILES; PRICE; REGULATION;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0842268344     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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