The impact of rural broadband development: Lessons from a natural field experiment

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-100

  LaRose, Robert ^a   Strover, Sharon ^b   Gregg, Jennifer L ^c   Straubhaar, Joseph ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Internet; Rural broadband

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649806291     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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