Platform competition and broadband uptake: Theory and empirical evidence from the European Union

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-106

  Distaso, Walter ^a   Lupi, Paolo ^b   Manenti, Fabio M ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Servizio Analisi di Mercato e Concorrenza   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Broadband; Inter platform and intra platform competition; Local loop unbundling

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY;

BROADBAND ACCESS; BROADBAND TECHNOLOGIES; OLIGOPOLY COMPETITION;

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

BROADBAND DATA; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 30944438090     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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