Mechanisms of access to the Internet in rural areas of developing countries

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 370-376

  James, Jeffrey ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beneficiaries from the Internet; Intermediaries; Sharing technology

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIARIES FROM THE INTERNET; CLOSE RANGE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIRECT CONTACT; INTERMEDIARIES; POLICY MAKERS; RURAL POPULATION;

BLENDING; INTERNET; RURAL AREAS; TECHNOLOGY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

EID: 77955307724     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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