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Universal service: does competition help or hurt?

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  • Seabra, M. Carmo

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  • Barros, Pedro P. & Seabra, M. Carmo, 1999. "Universal service: does competition help or hurt?," Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 11(1), pages 45-60, March.
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