The effects of regulating mobile termination rates for asymmetric networks

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-197

  Dewenter, Ralf ^a   Haucap, Justus ^b  

^a HELMUT SCHMIDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consumer ignorance; Mobile termination; Price regulation; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144463963     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-005-1736-z     Document Type: Article

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