Competition, regulation, and broadband access to the internet

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1095-1109

  Götz, Georg ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broadband internet; Coverage; Penetration; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND INTERNET; COVERAGE; FACILITIES-BASED COMPETITION; HIGH-SPEED ACCESS; PENETRATION; POLICY INITIATIVES; POPULATION DENSITIES; SUBSIDIES;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

INTERNET;

EID: 84889091517     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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