Mobile number portability in Europe

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 385-399

  Buehler, Stefan ^a   Dewenter, Ralf ^b   Haucap, Justus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b HELMUT SCHMIDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competition; Customers; Market entry; Mobile; Number portability

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE PORTABILITY; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MARKETING; SURVEYS;

MARKET ENTRY; MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY (MNP); NUMBER PORTABILITY; PORTING;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33745677837     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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