Regulation, public policy, and investment in communications infrastructure

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 65-79

  Bauer, Johannes M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband; Innovation; Network investment; Next generation networks; Public policy; Regulation; Ultrabroadband

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE PERFORMANCE; COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE; INDUSTRIAL POLICIES; INNOVATION NETWORK; INVESTMENT INCENTIVES; JOINT EFFECT; LONG-TERM POLICIES; NEXT GENERATION NETWORK; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY; ULTRA-BROADBAND;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; AGGREGATES; PUBLIC POLICY;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 75449095221     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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