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Uneven Connections: A Partial History of the Mobile Phone in Papua New Guinea

Year: 2023

Type: book

Abstract: In the first years of the 21st century, economic liberalisation began to transform telecommunications services throughout the Pacific Islands. Government regulators, corporate executives and everyday consumers hopefully imagined that opening mobile phone markets to competition would result in greater access, lower costs and accelerated development.

Source: ANU Press eBooks

DOI: 10.22459/uc.2024

Author: Robert J. Foster

Language: English

Topic: ICT Impact and Policies

Subfield: Media Technology

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: University of Rochester, RMIT University, Western Sydney University

OpenAlex ID: W4388817404