The eclipse of the universal service obligation: Taking broadband to Australians

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Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 92-106

  Given, Jock ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Broadband networks; Government policy; Information society; Internet; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649113736     PISSN: 14636697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636690810904742     Document Type: Article

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