Broadband Internet: Access, Regulation, and Policy
- ISBN-10
- 1604560738
- ISBN-13
- 9781604560732
- Category
- Computers
- Pages
- 150
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-02
- Publisher
- Nova Publishers
- Author
- Ellen S. Cohen
Description
The internet has become so widespread that such issues as access, regulation and related policies have become major factors in the economy and social fabric of societies in every part of the world. Peoples without running water are demanding access to the internet and those without it are becoming deprived citizens. This new book examines current issues of interest to the blossoming area.
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