Estimating the extent of potential competition in the Korean mobile telecommunications market: Switching costs and number portability

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-124

  Lee, Jongsu ^a   Kim, Yeonbae ^a   Lee, Jeong Dong ^a   Park, Yuri ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Number portability; Switching costs

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; MARKETING;

CONJOINT ANALYSIS; NUMBER PORTABILITY; SWITCHING COSTS;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 29144474469     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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