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Qualitative analysis of structural holes in emerging media industries: Evidence from Taiwan’s Over-The-Top Industry 新兴媒体产业结构漏洞的定性分析：以台湾过度产业为例

IF 5.9 2区管理学

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102974

Wen-yi Hsu

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Resilience in telecommunications networks: A Korean case study 电信网络的弹性：韩国案例研究

IF 5.9 2区管理学

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102987

Min Hyeok Kang, Seongcheol Kim

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Estimating private costs in a descending clock auction: The FCC’s rural digital opportunity fund 在递减时钟拍卖中估算私人成本：联邦通信委员会的农村数字机会基金

IF 5.9 2区管理学

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102975

Ignacio J. Núñez

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Uncovering the impact of IP location display on user behavior in China's social platforms: A policy-driven analysis 中国社交平台IP位置显示对用户行为的影响：一个政策驱动的分析

IF 5.9 2区管理学

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-04-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102978

Jiaxuan Li , Yifan Luo , Qinjian Yuan

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A question of strategic legislation: Can the EU deal with cybersecurity issues in space? 战略立法问题：欧盟能否应对太空网络安全问题？

IF 5.9 2区管理学

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102954

Francesco Cappelletti , Vagelis Papakonstantinou

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Transforming cybersecurity with agentic AI to combat emerging cyber threats 用人工智能改变网络安全，应对新出现的网络威胁

IF 5.9 2区管理学

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102976

Nir Kshetri

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Sourcing behavior and the role of news media in AI-powered search engines in the digital media ecosystem: Comparing political news retrieval across five languages 数字媒体生态系统中人工智能搜索引擎中的采购行为和新闻媒体的角色：比较五种语言的政治新闻检索

IF 5.9 2区管理学

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102952

Cornelia Brantner , Michael Karlsson , Joanne Kuai

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Evaluating structural and behavioral remedies for anticompetitive conducts in the ad tech ecosystem 评估广告技术生态系统中反竞争行为的结构和行为补救措施

IF 5.9 2区管理学

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102955

Alexander Witte, Jan Krämer

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Building an ecosystem for mobile broadband measurement: Methods and policy challenges 构建移动宽带测量生态系统：方法和政策挑战

IF 5.9 2区管理学

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102905

Zoraida Frias , William Lehr , Volker Stocker

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Can digital literacy improve income mobility? Evidence from China 数字素养能提高收入流动性吗？来自中国的证据

IF 5.9 2区管理学

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102960

Juan Wang

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