Telecommunications in the land of the Thunder Dragon: Recent developments in Bhutan

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 785-800

  Kezang, ^a   Whalley, Jason ^b  

^a Bhutan Communications Authority   (Bhutan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Liberalisation; Privatisation; Regulation; Telecommunications policy

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC POLICY; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

BHUTAN; LIBERALIZATION; REGULATION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY;

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

EID: 9944246455     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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