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Competition in a Network Industry: The Telephone Industry, 1894–1910

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

David Gabel
David Gabel
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Queens College and Graduate Center, Department of Economics, City University of New York, Flushing, NY 11367, and Affiliated Research Fellow, Center for Telecommunications and Information Studies, Columbia University.
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Abstract

The re-emergence of AT&T as the dominant firm in the telephone industry resulted from its adopting a predatory response to entrants. AT&T's strategy was effective because government regulations and capital market imperfections provided the incumbent with a first-mover advantage that prevented challengers from entering simultaneously in all markets.

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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 54 , Issue 3 , September 1994 , pp. 543 - 572
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Copyright © The Economic History Association 1994

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