Can the poor afford mobile telephony? Evidence from Latin America

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 521-530

  Barrantes, Roxana ^a   Galperin, Hernan ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ESTUDIOS PERUANOS   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Affordability; Digital divide; Latin America; Mobile telephony; Tariffs; Universal access

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABILITY; DIGITAL DIVIDE; LATIN AMERICA; MOBILE TELEPHONY; TARIFFS; UNIVERSAL ACCESS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 50949093043     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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