A study of mobile number portability effects in the United States

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-14

  Dong Hee Shin, ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Customer perceptions; Mobile competition; Mobile customer behaviors; Mobile number portability

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CARRIER COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER ELECTRONICS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS; MOBILE COMPETITION; MOBILE CUSTOMER BEHAVIORS; MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY (MNP);

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33748805271     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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