Flagship firms, consolidation and changing market structures within the mobile communications market

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-175

  Whalley, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3G; Flagship firms; Hutchison Whampoa; Market structure; Vodafone

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; QUALITY OF SERVICE; STANDARDIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

FLAGSHIP FIRMS; HUTCHISON WHAMPOA; MARKET STRUCTURE; VODAFONE;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 1042292796     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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