Local government broadband initiatives

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 537-558

  Gillett, Sharon E ^a   Lehr, William H ^a   Osorio, Carlos ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA ACQUISITION; EDUCATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HEALTH CARE; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

BROADBAND ACCESS; COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURES; PUBLIC SECTORS;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 3242696810     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2004.05.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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