Telecommunications liberalization and regulatory governance: Lessons from Latin America

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 10-11, 2000, Pages 865-884

  Gutierrez, Luis H ^a   Berg, Sanford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

TELECOMMUNICATION LIBERALIZATION;

TELECOMMUNICATION CONTROL;

EID: 0034319932     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-5961(00)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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