Broadband and rural areas in the EU: From technology to applications and use

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 389-400

  Preston, Paschal ^a   Cawley, Anthony ^a   Metykova, Monika ^b  

^a Founder   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadband; Broadband applications; Regional inequalities; Rural telecommunications; Telecommunications policy

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND APPLICATIONS; REGIONAL INEQUALITIES; RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

EID: 34447536844     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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