We test the effect of entry on the tariff choices of incumbent cellular firms. We relate the change in the breadth of calling plans between 1996, when incumbents enjoyed a duopoly market, and 1998, when incumbents faced increased competition from personal communications services (PCS) firms....

We present a Cournot model that compares the critical threshold of collusion in Duopoly and Oligopoly Markets where the actors are private, mixed or public. We assume that the incentive critical threshold for collusion depends on the interconnection fees. The different threshold values...

Using a hand-collected dataset from 2005, this paper investigates the determinants of wireless service provision in specific geographic locations. Studying the wireless service availability in isolated towns provides useful insights into Universal Service Fund subsidies in high cost areas. We...

In this paper, a framework for the estimation of the effects of costs and uncertainty on the long-run market structure and innovation in the Greek mobile telecommunications market is presented. This framework is based on Real Option Analysis, which is used to capture the effects of both cost...

Travellers often combine transport services from different firms to form trip chains: e.g. first taking a train and then a bus. Integration of different forms of public and private transport into a single service is gaining attention with the concept of Mobility as a Service (MaaS). Usually the...

The impact of market structure on investment is an important topic in the mobile industry. However, previous literature remains ambiguous about the direction of the relationship. This paper takes advantage of the exogeneity of the number of mobile operators to investigate its impact on...

We analyze the effect of entry on the technology adoption and calling plan choices of incumbent cellular firms. Focusing on the time period from 1996, when incumbents enjoyed a duopoly market, to 1998, when they faced increased competition from personal communications services (PCS) firms, we...

This paper focuses on a novel phenomenon — mobile banking diffusion — to illuminate unresolved questions: whether rivalry and market structure affect the diffusion of a new technology, and if so, under what conditions. Using a unique, hand-collected dataset from the iTunes Store for...