Mobile Call Termination: A Tale of Two-Sided Markets

Communications & Strategies, No. 61, First Quarter 2006

17 Pages Posted: 11 Apr 2007

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Tommaso M. Valletti

Imperial College Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Abstract

Mobile telephony is described as a two-sided market where customers are seen as senders and receivers of communications that are mutually beneficial both to callers and receivers. This has implications in terms of market definition and market power. The economics of mobile call termination is discussed in this context.

Keywords: mobile telephony, market definition and call termination

JEL Classification: L96, D43, O30

Suggested Citation

Valletti, Tommaso M., Mobile Call Termination: A Tale of Two-Sided Markets. Communications & Strategies, No. 61, First Quarter 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=978927

Tommaso M. Valletti (Contact Author)

Imperial College Business School ( email )

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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