Understanding broadband adoption in rural Australia

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1087-1104

  Hill, Sally Rao ^a   Burgan, Barry ^a   Troshani, Indrit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adoption behavior; Broadband; Consumer behaviour; Households; Rural areas; Rural Australia

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; BROADBAND; BROADBAND ADOPTION; CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; FACILITATING CONDITIONS; HOUSEHOLD LEVEL; HOUSEHOLDS; TELEPHONE SURVEY; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

RURAL AREAS;

EID: 80054940632     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635571111161307     Document Type: Article

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