Cross ownership of wireline and wireless communications carriers: synergy or collusion?
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A study is conducted to analyze whether the cross ownership of wireline and wireless communications carriers is socially beneficial or harmful, and therefore should be allowed or regulated. The welfare consequences of cross ownership in different industry situation along with some policy implications and examples are presented.
Publication Name: Information Economics and Policy
Subject: Library and information science
ISSN: 0167-6245
Year: 2003
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Local exchange competition and the Telecommunications Act of 1996
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The Telecommunication Act of 1996 was intended to act as a comprehensive national policy for local exchange competition. To assess the effect of the Act incremental capital market returns for nineteen carriers were measured.
Publication Name: Information Economics and Policy
Subject: Library and information science
ISSN: 0167-6245
Year: 2003
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