The Economics of Two-Way Interconnection.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Frankfurt a.M. :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften,
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Forschungsergebnisse der Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien Series
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Two-Way Interconnection
- 1.2 Telecommunications
- 1.3 The Role of the Access Charge
- 1.4 Literature Overview
- 1.4.1 Linear Pricing Models
- 1.4.2 Nonlinear Pricing Models
- 1.4.3 Termination-Based Price Discrimination
- 1.5 Introducing Call Externalities
- 1.6 Outline
- 2 The Basic Model
- 2.1 Cost and Price Structure
- 2.2 Subscription Decision and Demand
- 2.3 Existence and Stability of Equilibria
- 2.3.1 Existence of Consumer Equilibria
- 2.3.2 Stability of Consumer Equilibria
- 2.3.3 Network Equilibria
- 3 Linear Pricing
- 3.1 First Order Conditions
- 3.2 Constant Elasticity of Demand
- 3.3 Graphical Analysis
- 3.4 Comparative Statics
- 3.5 The Collusive Role of the Access Charge
- 3.6 The Socially Optimal Access Charge
- 3.7 Discussion
- 4 Nonlinear Pricing
- 4.1 Equilibrium Analysis
- 4.2 Profit Maximizing Access Charge
- 4.3 Welfare Maximizing Access Charge
- 4.4 Discussion
- 5 The Dynamics of Market Shares
- 5.1 Existence, Multiplicity, and Stability of Equilibria
- 5.2 Out-of-Equilibrium Dynamics
- 5.2.1 Dynamical Systems
- 5.2.2 Levels of Rationality
- 5.2.3 Simplifying Assumptions
- 5.3 Best Response Dynamics
- 5.4 Two Networks
- 5.5 Three Networks
- 5.5.1 On-net Price below Off-net Price
- 5.5.2 On-net Price above Off-net Price
- 5.5.3 Cyclic Symmetry
- 5.5.4 The General Case
- 5.6 Discussion
- 6 The Coexistence Puzzle
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Local Interaction Models
- 6.3 A Simple Hexagonal Graph Structure
- 6.4 Discussion.