When good intentions are not enough: Sequential entry and competition in the Turkish mobile industry

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 502-523

  Atiyas, Izak ^a   Doǧan, Pinar ^b  

^a SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Mobile; National roaming; Sequential entry

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE PORTABILITY; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS;

MOBILE INDUSTRY; NATIONAL ROAMING; REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT; SEQUENTIAL ENTRY;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 34547742583     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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