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Is Mobile Telephony a Natural Oligopoly?

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  • Tommaso Valletti, 2003. "Is Mobile Telephony a Natural Oligopoly?," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 22(1), pages 47-65, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:22:y:2003:i:1:p:47-65
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1022191701357
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