Broadband adoption, jobs and wages in the US telecommunications industry

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 587-599

  Majumdar, Sumit K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband technology; Communications technology; Competition; Employment; Firm level capabilities; General purpose technology; Information technology; Local exchange carriers; Public policy; Technology diffusion; Technology skill complementarity; US telecommunications industry; Wage structure

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); COMPETITION; DIFFUSION; EMPLOYMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WAGES;

BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; FIRM-LEVEL CAPABILITIES; GENERAL PURPOSE TECHNOLOGY; LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; US TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 55749105101     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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