Cross-subsidization in telecommunications: Beyond the universal service fairy tale

David L. Kaserman1, John W. Mayo2, Jennifer Flynn3
1Auburn University, Auburn, USA
2University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
3International Trade Commission, Washington, D.C., USA

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