Innovation, convergence and the role of regulation in the Netherlands and beyond

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 744-754

  de Bijl, Paul ^a   Peitz, Martin ^b  

^a CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competition; Convergence; Innovation; IP networks; Network access; NGN networks; Telecommunications regulation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; MODERNIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CONVERGENCE; IP NETWORKS; NETWORK ACCESS; NGN NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION;

VOICE/DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 56949098992     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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