Evaluating productive efficiency in telecommunications: Evidence from Greece

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 781-794

  Giokas, D I ^a   Pentzaropoulos, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DATA REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATION ORGANIZATIONS (PTO);

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

EID: 0034276285     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-5961(00)00053-7     Document Type: Article

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