On the competitive effects of mobile virtual network operators

被引：17

作者：

Kalmus, Philip ^{[2
]}

Wiethaus, Lars ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ESMT Competit Anal, Berlin, Germany

[2] LECG Ltd, London, England

来源：

TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY | 2010年 / 34卷 / 5-6期

关键词：

Competition; Mobile telecommunication; MVNO; Regulation; VERTICAL INTEGRATION; MARKET; ACCESS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.telpol.2010.04.002

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) offer mobile telecoms services by purchasing capacity from mobile network operators (MNOs) and competing with the latter at the retail level. This paper employs a two stage model and analyses to what extent MVNOs may exert a competitive constraint on MNOs. In the first stage MNOs determine both their wholesale and retail capacities. In the second stage MNOs and MVNOs compete in the retail market. It is found that MNOs host MVNOs if and only if the latter do not exert a competitive constraint on MNOs' retail businesses. Thus, absent access regulation, MVNO entry may happen but is unlikely to reduce consumer prices. The results do not depend upon the scarcity of capacity. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：262 / 269

页数：8

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