Whither policy design for broadband penetration? Evidence from 30 OECD countries

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 382-398

  Belloc, Filippo ^a   Nicita, Antonio ^a   Alessandra Rossi, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Broadband penetration; Infrastructure investments; Telecommunications policies

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INVESTMENTS;

BROADBAND ADOPTION; BROADBAND PENETRATION; ESTIMATION RESULTS; INCREASING EFFECT; INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT; MARKET COMPETITION; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY;

NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS;

EID: 84861225761     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2011.11.023     Document Type: Article

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