The broadband digital divide and the nexus of race, competition, and quality

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 150-167

  Prieger, James E ^a   Hu, Wei Min ^b  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Broadband demand; Digital divide; DSL; Redlining

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; COMPETITION; INTERNET; QUALITY OF SERVICE;

BROADBAND DEMAND; DIGITAL DIVIDE;

DSL;

BROADBAND DATA; DEMOGRAPHY; INCOME; INTERNET; MINORITY GROUP;

EID: 42049097014     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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