Market dynamics and local policy choices for converged systems: Case study of integrated telecommunication design and deployment

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-218

  Horan, Thomas A ^a   Schooley, Benjamin L ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Interoperability; Policy; Regulation; Telecommunications convergence

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DEREGULATION; INTERNET; INTEROPERABILITY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

POINT OF PRESENCE (POP); PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK (PSTN); TELECOMMUNICATION CONVERGENCE;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 4344654831     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ISFI.0000037876.19081.e9     Document Type: Review

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