On the optimality of fixed-up-to tariff for telecommunications service

Information Systems Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-253

  Masuda, Yasushi ^a   Whang, Seungjin ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Menu of plans; Nonlinear pricing; Queuing delays; Tariff design

Indexed keywords

SALES;

MENU OF PLANS; NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES; NON-LINEAR PRICING; QUEUING DELAY; TARIFF DESIGNS; TARIFF STRUCTURES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 33748547690     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.1060.0097     Document Type: Article

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