Access regulation and the incumbent investment in quality-upgrades and in cost-reduction

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 697-710

  Vareda, Joo ^a,b  

^a Autoridade da Concorrência and CEFAGE UE   (Portugal)

^b CEFAGE UE ^*  (Portugal)

Author keywords

Access regulation; Cost reducing; Quality upgrading; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

ACCESS PRICES; ACCESS REGULATION; MARGINAL COSTS; QUALITY-UPGRADING;

INVESTMENTS;

COST REDUCTION;

EID: 78049483816     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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