Competitive advantage of broadband Internet: A comparative study between South Korea and the United States

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 649-677

  Lee, Choongok ^a   Chan Olmsted, Sylvia M ^b  

^a SAMSUNG   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband; Competitive advantage; Internet; Policy; Technology

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; COMPETITION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MARKETING; MODEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

BROADBAND; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; DACOM (CO); KOREA TELECOM (CO); SOUTH KOREA; UNITED STATES;

INTERNET;

EID: 12444323136     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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