
Episode 37 • • 1:07:53 - 1:12:23
37: Where's The Beef?
Free Market Absolutism, Mobile Network Marketing
A critique of free market absolutism suggests that total deregulation leads to quasi-price fixing and consumer exploitation in the telecom industry. In the United States, mobile marketing focuses almost entirely on network coverage and "bars" rather than the hardware itself, a strategy that has limited Nokia's market share. This duopoly-like environment contrasts with the more hardware-centric and competitive markets found in Europe.
