Access charges and quality choice in competing networks

We study the impact of reciprocal access charges on the incentives to invest in networks of higher quality. We show how private and social preferences always diverge once investments are endogenized. Private negotiations never lead to charges being set at their marginal cost. Whether or not marginal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Information economics and policy 2004-09, Vol.16 (3), p.391-409
Hauptverfasser:	Cambini, Carlo, Valletti, Tommaso M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Access charges Competition Interconnection Investment Investments Networks Policy studies Pricing policies Quality Quality standards Telecommunications Telecommunications industry
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