Why there have been so few spectrum trades in the UK: Lessons for Europe

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Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-17

  Akalu, Rajen ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economics; Europe; Trade; United Kingdom; Wireless

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EID: 74349119194     PISSN: 14636697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636691011015349     Document Type: Article

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