Strategic use of external benefits for entry deterrence: the case of a mobile telephony market

Mikolaj Czajkowski and Maciej Sobolewski

No 2016-27, Working Papers from Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw

Abstract: Recent models of network competition demonstrate the incentives of incumbents to reduce receiver benefits in rival networks through excessive off-net pricing. Theoretical reasoning behind strategic use of call externalities assumes that receiving calls contributes to consumer utility. This paper tests this critical assumption with choice data elicited from users of mobile telephones. We find that receiver benefits are a significant driver of subscription choices and assess customer base stealing effect encountered by the late entrant. Our findings confirm that call externalities can be used to limit late entrants’ growth as has been observed in many European mobile telephony markets.

Keywords: call externalities; personal network effects; entry deterrence; mobile telephony; stated preferences; discrete choice experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D62 L1 L86 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2016
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-com, nep-dcm, nep-mkt, nep-pay and nep-reg
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Related works:
Journal Article: Receiver benefits and strategic use of call externalities in mobile telephony markets (2018)
Working Paper: Estimating call externalities in mobile telephony (2016)
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