The landlocked island: Information access and communications policy in Nepal

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 207-214

  Shields, Robin ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Information access; Nepal; Rural development; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ACCESS COSTS; CIVIL SOCIETIES; CURRENT LIMITATIONS; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; INFORMATION ACCESS; INFORMATION-AND-COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; LICENSE-HOLDERS; NEPAL; NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; POOREST COUNTRIES; RAPID EXPANSIONS; REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; URBAN CENTERS;

RURAL AREAS;

EID: 61349181362     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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