Wireless hopes for universal service in developing countries: An assessment in the Mexican context

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Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 83-91

  Gómez Barroso, José Luis ^a   Robles Rovalo, Arturo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Communications; Developing countries; Emerging markets; Mexico; South America; Wireless

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649155538     PISSN: 14636697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636690810904733     Document Type: Article

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