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The economics of mobile telecommunications / Harald Gruber

Author
Gruber, Harald
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 323 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Contents
A new and fast-growing industry -- Business strategies for firms -- Radio spectrum availability as a key determinant for market structure -- Stylised features of the mobile telecommunications industry -- Some technology history -- Characteristics of alternative cellular systems -- Subscriber trends -- Evolution of mobile telecommunications revenues -- Trends in cost -- Regulation -- The evolution of national markets for cellular mobile telecommunications services -- The analytical framework -- Empirical evidence for the policy matrix -- Country studies -- The determinants of the diffusion of cellular mobile telecommunications services -- Preliminary considerations on diffusion and market structure -- The econometric model -- Empirical results -- Market conduct and pricing issues in mobile markets -- Theoretical considerations on market conduct -- Product differentiation strategies in mobile telecommunications -- Empirical research on market behaviour -- Theoretical foundations for pricing in mobile telecommunications -- Welfare analysis of charging regimes -- Mobile telecommunications pricing, by type of service -- Price trends in mobile telecommunications -- Issues in radio spectrum management -- International spectrum allocation -- National spectrum assignment -- Spectrum assignment in practice -- 3G auctions in Europe -- Discussion of the experience of European 3G auctions -- Administrative procedures for European 3G spectrum licences -- The evolution of market structure in mobile telecommunications markets.
Summary
The mobile telecommunications industry is one of the most rapidly growing sectors around the world. This book offers a comprehensive economic analysis of the main determinants of growth in the industry. Harald Gruber demonstrates the importance of competitive entry and the setting of technological standards, both of which play a central role in their contribution to the fast diffusion of technology. Detailed country studies provide empirical evidence for the development of the main themes: the diffusion of mobile telecommunications services, the pricing policies in network industries, the role of entry barriers such as radio spectrum and spectrum allocation procedures. This research-based survey will appeal to a wide range of applied industrial economists within universities, government and the industry itself.
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ISBN
9780511493256 (ebook)
9780521843270 (hardback)
9780521054652 (paperback)
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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