Telephone number allocation: A property rights approach

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-109

  Haucap, Justus ^a  

^a HELMUT SCHMIDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Number portability; Property rights; Telephone numbers

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844581633     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021845814871     Document Type: Article

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