Telecommunications infrastructure in the Southeastern United States: Urban and rural variation

Growth and Change

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-129

  Malecki, Edward J ^a   Boush, Carlton R ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sprint Local Telecommunications Div   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGIONAL PATTERN; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SPATIAL VARIATION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

KENTUCKY; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH CAROLINA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038335445     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2257.00201     Document Type: Article

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