Municipal electric utilities' role in telecommunications services

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 464-480

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

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband; Electric; Market entry; Public; Regulatory; Services; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; COSTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INTERNET;

INFRASTRUCTURE; MARKET ENTRY; METROPOLITAN AREAS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES;

TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33747824463     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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