Platform Competition in Telecommunications
50 Pages Posted: 3 Dec 2004
Date Written: October 2004
Abstract
In this Paper, we consider the economics of platform competition in telecommunications. Platform competition occurs when different, sometimes incompatible, technologies compete to provide telecommunications services to end-users. Battles between competing technologies have been an important feature of telecommunications in the last twenty or so years. Examples of platform competition in telecommunications include wireless vs. wireline networks, competing wireless options, such as satellite vs. cellular, and, within cellular, different digital standards.
Keywords: Platform competition, telecommunications
JEL Classification: L13
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