Efficiency in broadband service provision: A spatial analysis

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 117-131

  Grubesic, Tony H ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband; Competition; Data envelopment analysis; Regional development; Spatial analysis; United States

Indexed keywords

BROAD-BAND DATA; BROADBAND; BROADBAND SERVICE; DATA INTEGRITY; DEMAND-SIDE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION; ITS DATA; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIME PERIODS; ZIP CODE;

BROADBAND NETWORKS; COMPETITION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; REGIONAL PLANNING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DATA HANDLING;

EID: 77649181027     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2009.11.017     Document Type: Article

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