Equality of access and local loop unbundling in the UK broadband telecommunications market

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 280-291

  Whalley, Jason ^a   Curwen, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadband; Local loop unbundling (LLU); OFCOM; Regulation; Telecommunications; UK

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; INDUSTRY; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

ELSEVIER (CO); EQUALITY OF ACCESS; LOCAL LOOP UNBUNDLING (LLU); NEW APPROACHES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR (TELCO);

TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 45249107044     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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