Broadband diffusion in remote and rural Scotland

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 481-495

  Tookey, Andrew ^a   Whalley, Jason ^a   Howick, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadband; Diffusion; Policy; Remote and rural Scotland

Indexed keywords

DATA TRANSFER; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

BROADBAND DIFFUSION; REMOTE AREAS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS;

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

EID: 33747826936     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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