Seesaw in the air: Interconnection regulation and the structure of mobile tariffs

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-170

  Genakos, Christos ^a   Valletti, Tommaso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Mobile telephony; Regulation; Termination rates; Two way access charges

Indexed keywords

KEY VARIABLES; MOBILE CUSTOMER; MOBILE NETWORKS; MOBILE OPERATORS; MOBILE TELEPHONY; REGULATION; REGULATORY INTERVENTIONS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS; TERMINATION RATES; TWO-WAY ACCESS CHARGES;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

SALES;

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); MOBILE COMMUNICATION; NETWORKING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 79955966746     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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