Wireless is changing the policy calculus for municipal broadband

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 435-453

  Lehr, William ^a   Sirbu, Marvin ^b   Gillett, Sharon ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33751433095     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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