Public broadband investment priorities in the United States: An analysis of the broadband technology opportunities program

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-64

  LaRose, Robert ^a   Bauer, Johannes M ^a   DeMaagd, Kurt ^a   Chew, Han Ei ^b   Ma, Wenjuan ^a   Jung, Yumi ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Macao)

Author keywords

Broadband; BTOP; Subsidies; United States; Universal service

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895904218     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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