Over recent decades, information and communication technology (ICT) has had a profound
impact on the economy and on society more broadly. The purpose of this study was to …

Work has now begun on the sixth generation of cellular technologies ('6G ') and cost-efficient
global broadband coverage is already becoming a key pillar. Indeed, we are still far from …

Over the past two decades, China's telecommunications industry has witnessed drastic
market reform, steadfast institutionalization, and volatile technological changes, which have …

China has made significant progress in broadband development. As of September 2018,
95% of China's population was covered by 4G networks. However, our estimates show that …

Although an increasing number of countries are striving to implement broadband plans,
there is a dearth of research that examines whether having a national broad plan could …

This study draws on participant observation and interviews with low-income adults in
Chicago to show how the poor stay connected to phone service and mobile Internet through …

In the area of water governance, there has been little systematic comparison between China
and India. The intended contributions of this special issue are threefold. A comparative study …

Traditionally, the role of telecommunications carriers is often limited to providing connections
in rural informatization programs. This paper illustrates the case of Sichuan׳ s government …

Although it is generally agreed that governments should have some roles in the
development of broadband, questions about the specific role of governments remain …

India's cities are projected to grow by 300 million people by 2050, but this demographic
transition may exacerbate fragile communal and infrastructural tensions. To address these …