Service-based vs. facility-based competition in local access networks

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 287-306

  Bourreau, Marc ^a,b   Doǧan, Pnar ^c  

^a TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

^b CREST   (France)

^c KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGULATORY POLICIES; REPLACEMENT EFFECTS;

INFORMATION USE; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ECONOMICS;

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS);

EID: 2642588057     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2003.05.002     Document Type: Article

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