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Network Competition and Industry Structure

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  • Gong, Jiong
  • Srinagesh, Padmanabhan

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The prevailing trend in the US telecommunications industry is toward industry convergence and market competition. This paper examines possible scenarios for developments in the telecommunications market as a result of further industry convergence and changes in the political and regulatory environments toward competition It studies the cost structures of the industry under a hierarchical layered network architecture framework and addresses some potential economic problems. Vertical and horizontal integration may be a natural outgrowth of competition in the converging industries The paper concludes with a call for clearer economic analysis of future market structure on behalf of public policy makers, particularly with regard to quantification of underlying Changes in consumers' purchasing behavior and providers' cost structure. Copyright 1996 by Oxford University Press.

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  • Gong, Jiong & Srinagesh, Padmanabhan, 1996. "Network Competition and Industry Structure," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 5(4), pages 1231-1241.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:indcch:v:5:y:1996:i:4:p:1231-41
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    1. Jean-Luc Gaffard & Jackie Krafft, 2001. "Telecommunications: understanding the dynamics of the organization of the industry," Post-Print hal-00203655, HAL.
    2. Jackie Krafft, 2003. "Vertical structure of the industry and competition: an analysis of the info-communications industry," Post-Print hal-00203652, HAL.
    3. Cecere, Grazia, 2012. "Creative and adaptive responses in technological change," 23rd European Regional ITS Conference, Vienna 2012 60396, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).

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