Fibre tracks: Explaining investment in fibre optic backbones

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-39

  Malecki, Edward J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Internet firms; Investment; Telecommunications; Urban locations; USA

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; INTERNET; INVESTMENT; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642586347     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0898562042000205018     Document Type: Article

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