Partial compatibility with network externalities and double purchase

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A framework for studying competition in markets where consumers vary in their valuation of the network associated with the product has been formulated. It is shown that double purchase can significantly affect the nature of the product market equilibrium, the market's choice of the degree of industry-wide compatibility and the social desirability of compatible designs in a duopoly model. The only equilibrium outcome is one where firms offer networks of equal sizes in the presence of double purchases and when the degree of compatibility is not too high.

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The results of competition between integrated-services telecommunications carriers

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Several factors affect the outcome of competition between integrated-services telecommunications carriers. The type of services being offered, the technical strategy employed to assign resources between services carried, the network capacity and the demand influence the outcome of competition between two telecommunications carriers. Non-market factors, such as regulation and entry strategy, may also affect the competition due to the existence of multiple equilibria.

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Alternative approaches to estimating the cost of the universal service obligation (USO) in posts

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Research is presented describing the study of postal service sector regulation covering the aspects of universal service obligation.

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