Telecommunications and the Information Society in European regions

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 761-771

  Alabau, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY; REGIONAL PLANNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY;

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

EID: 0031250289     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-5961(97)00045-1     Document Type: Article

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