Mobile Call Termination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9710306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Armstrong (0000-0003-0962-8112, University College London), Julian Wright (0000-0002-4463-0720, National University of Singapore) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue | 538 |
| Pages | F270-F307 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02276.x |
| OpenAlex | W3122876583 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
We analyse charges levied by mobile telephone networks to deliver calls. We integrate two literatures: one analysing calls from the fixed network, where predicted unregulated termination charges are too high, and one analysing calls from rival mobile networks, where predicted charges are too low. In practice, however, networks adopt uniform charges for terminating both kinds of traffic, as do regulators. We show how incorporating wholesale arbitrage and demand-side substitution helps to reconcile theory with practice. In our framework, the unregulated charge is uniform and typically lies between the efficient and monopoly benchmarks. There remains a rationale for regulation, albeit reduced. Copyright © The Author(s). Journal compilation © Royal Economic Society 2009
Art history · Library science · Media studies · Sociology · Wright · Auction Theory and Applications · Computer Science · Digital Platforms and Economics · History · ICT Impact and Policies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2021 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |