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Information gaps in rural America : Telecommunications policies for rural development

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  • Hudson, Heather E.
  • Parker, Edwin B.

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This article discusses the challenges facing the US telecommunications industry in the context of rapid changes affecting the rural economy. The structural shift in the national economy towaeds services and information based activities has generally worked to the disadvantage of rural areas. Improving the provision of telecommunication services could help overcome their handicaps and improve the efficiency and productivity of rural business, but it will be necessary to extend access to telecommunication services and improve switching systems and transmission quality. The article concludes with a set of policy goals and recommendations addressed to federal and state government institutions.

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  • Hudson, Heather E. & Parker, Edwin B., 1990. "Information gaps in rural America : Telecommunications policies for rural development," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 14(3), pages 193-205, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:14:y:1990:i:3:p:193-205
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    1. Gómez-Barroso, José Luis & Marbán-Flores, Raquel, 2020. "Telecommunications and economic development – The 20th century: The building of an evidence base," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 44(2).
    2. J O Wheeler, 1999. "Local Information Links to the National Metropolitan Hierarchy: The Southeastern United States," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 31(5), pages 841-854, May.
    3. John Blunden & W. T. R. Pryce & Peter Dreyer, 1998. "The Classification of Rural Areas in the European Context: An Exploration of a Typology Using Neural Network Applications," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(2), pages 149-160.
    4. Schleife, Katrin, 2010. "What really matters: Regional versus individual determinants of the digital divide in Germany," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(1), pages 173-185, February.
    5. Harminder Battu & John Finch, 1998. "Integrating knowledge effects into university impact studies. A case study of Aberdeen University," Working Papers 98-08, Department of Economics, University of Aberdeen.

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