Effects of rural telecommunications self-development projects on local adoption of new technologies

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 761-779

  Ann Hollifield, C ^a   Donnermeyer, Joseph F ^b   Wolford, Gwen H ^b   Agunga, Robert ^b  

^a Michael J Faherty Broadcast M   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY;

LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SELF-DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS;

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

EID: 0343878798     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-5961(00)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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