Regulation of network charges

Handbook Utility Management

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 435-456

  Brunekreeft, Gert ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

monopoly; network; regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052680583     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-79349-6_26     Document Type: Chapter

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