Duopolistic Competition in Cable Television: Implications for Public Policy
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Cable television and competition Theory , evidence and policy Stanford
sion in the USA of the merits of amending iegisiation to allow compstition in the cable television market, notably from the teiecommunications compnies. This article explores what econank theory can contribute to this debate, and adduces empirical evidence on the effects of competition in the clbie market where it presently exists. The authors conclude that blocking entry into cable, and indeed...
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