Why is connectivity in developing regions expensive: Policy challenges more than technical limitations?

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on World Wide Web

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 991-992

  Tongia, Rahul ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Broadband; Digital divide; Internet and telecom access; Open access; Optical fibers; Techno economics; Wireless

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; INTERNET; OPTICAL FIBERS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DIGITAL DIVIDE; OPEN ACCESS; TELECOM ACCESS;

NETWORK MANAGEMENT; WORLD WIDE WEB;

AFRICA; BROADBAND, INTERNET AND TELECOM ACCESS; DIGITAL DIVIDE; OPEN ACCESS; TECHNO-ECONOMICS; WIRELESS;

EID: 34250676945     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1135777.1135980     Document Type: Conference Paper

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