TY - JOUR AU - Ventosa-Santaulària, Daniel AU - Elbittar, Alexander AU - Matías, Pedro AU - Aguilar Huerta, Carlos PY - 2020/07/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Saturation levels of mobile telecommunications markets and optimal termination rates JF - Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México JA - EE VL - 35 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.24201/ee.v35i2.406 UR - https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/406 SP - 331-355 AB - <p>This paper analyzes the how the two main mobile telecommunication payment regimes, receiving party pays (RPP) and calling party pays (CPP), impact mobile telecommunication diffusion patterns; and provides evidence that a quadratic and concave relationship exists between mobile termination rate and the level of penetration of mobile telecommunications. We also find significant evidence that competition, political regime and internet use affect the saturation rate as well. Finally, we find that the global behavior of telecommunication markets has contributed to a reduction in the gap between the optimal and actual mobile termination rates in most countries.</p> ER -