Incentive regulation and telecommunications service quality

被引:23
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作者
Ai, CR [1 ]
Martinez, S
Sappington, DEM
机构
[1] Univ Florida, Dept Econ, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[2] Weber State Univ, Dept Econ, Ogden, UT 84408 USA
关键词
service quality; incentive regulation; telecommunications;
D O I
10.1007/s11149-004-7551-6
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We examine the impact of incentive regulation-price regulation and earnings sharing regulation-on retail service quality in the U.S. telecommunications industry between 1991 and 2002. We find that incentive regulation is associated with significantly higher service quality on several dimensions (e.g., more rapid installation of new telephone service, fewer trouble reports, and increased customer satisfaction) but significantly lower quality on some dimensions (fewer installation commitments met and longer delays in resolving reported service problems).
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页码:263 / 285
页数:23
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