Information exchange and competition in communications networks

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 707-728

  Cambini, Carlo ^a   Valletti, Tommaso M ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Access charges; Information exchange; Interconnection; Reception charges

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849145629     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: 14676451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6451.2008.00365.x     Document Type: Article

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