Universal service: Between socio-political mythology and economic reality - An international cross comparison EU-USA of the regulatory-economic framework

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Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 138-151

  Simon, Jean Paul ^a  

^a JPS Public Policy Consulting   (France)

Author keywords

European Union; Public policy; Regulation; Telecommunications; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649161262     PISSN: 14636697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636690810904779     Document Type: Article

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