Asymmetric competition and collection rates differentials: Determinants of prices in international telephone service markets

Abstract

The paper investigates determinants of pricing in international telephone service markets. The analysis-focused on 24 worldwide national markets-shows the impact of several telecommunications-specific and macroeconomic variables on collection rate differentials and traffic imbalance between countries. An econometric model is aimed at performing quantitative analysis and providing support to future telecommunications policies. © 2009 The Author(s).