The option value of the UK 3G Telecom licences: Was too much paid?

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Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 48-52

  Basili, Marcello ^a   Fontini, Fulvio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auctions; Licensing; Telecommunication; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

MOBILE COMMUNICATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 23444462260     PISSN: 14636697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636690310487246     Document Type: Article

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