Paradoxical impact of asymmetric regulation in Taiwan's telecommunications industry: Restriction and rent seeking

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 171-182

  Chou, Yuntsai ^a   Liu, Kung Chung ^b  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contractarian approach; Regulatory asymmetry; Regulatory costs; Rent seeking; Revenue sharing constraint

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; MARKETING; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

CONTRACTARIAN APPROACH; REGULATORY ASYMMETRY; RENT SEEKING; REVENUE-SHARING CONSTRAINT;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EID: 33645511036     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2005.06.016     Document Type: Article

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