The limitations of market-based regulation of the electronic communications sector

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 201-222

  Richards, Paul ^a  

^a BRITISH TELECOM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communications; Competition; Market; Networks; Regulation

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LEGACY SYSTEMS; MARKETING; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

EUROPEAN UNION; OBLIGATIONS; PREDICTABILITY;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EID: 33645521374     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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