Deployment of advanced telecommunications infrastructure in rural America: Measuring the digital divide

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1246-1252

  Gabe, Todd M ^a   Abel, Jaison R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036951376     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.00385     Document Type: Article

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