Wireless Network Access for Personal Communications: Tetherless Personal Communications is a “Paradigm Shift” that Requires Completely New Economic and Regulatory Models

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1992, Pages 96-115

  Cox, Donald C ^a  

^a TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 84942392961     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/35.210361     Document Type: Article

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