A dynamic model of mobile telephony subscription incorporating a network effect

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-144

  Madden, Gary ^a   Coble Neal, Grant ^a   Dalzell, Brian ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fixed line telephony; Global analysis; Mobile telephony; Network effect; Substitution

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; QUALITY OF SERVICE; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TELEPHONE SETS;

FIXED-LINE TELEPHONY; GLOBAL ANALYSIS; MOBILE TELEPHONY; NETWORK EFFECTS;

GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 1042292795     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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