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The cellular communication market in Russia: From extensive to intensive development

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The Russian cellular communication market is analyzed, as are its structure and the operating and financial indicators of companies’ performance. Predictive estimates of this market up to 2011 are presented proceeding from a detailed analysis of the principal cost items of cellular operators and under assumption of future changes in their dynamics. In order to substantiate a cost-structure-based market forecast demand restraints on the part of cellular service consumers are considered and to this end the concept of cellular communication consumption function is introduced.

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  1. Yu. A. Bakman
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  2. V. S. Panfilov
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Original Russian Text © Yu.A. Bakman, V.S. Panfilov, 2008.

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Bakman, Y.A., Panfilov, V.S. The cellular communication market in Russia: From extensive to intensive development. Stud. Russ. Econ. Dev. 19, 465–480 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075700708050031

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