Dynamic access pricing and investment in alternative infrastructures

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-175

  Avenali, Alessandro ^a   Matteucci, Giorgio ^a   Reverberi, Pierfrancesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Access pricing; High speed broadband; Infrastructure investment; Innovation incentives; Regulatory commitment

Indexed keywords

ACCESS CHARGES; ACCESS PRICES; ACCESS PRICING; BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE; CUSTOMERBASE; DYNAMIC FRAMEWORK; HIGH-SPEED; IN-NETWORK; INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT INCENTIVES; MULTI-PERIOD; NEXT GENERATION ACCESS NETWORKS; ON TIME; TIME-DEPENDENT;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 74849085126     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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