Are unbundled and self-supplied telecommunications switching substitutes? An empirical study

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-181

  Beard, T Randolph ^a   Ford, George S ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Applied Economic Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Policy; Regulation; Telecommunications; Utilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944484085     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571510500127139     Document Type: Article

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