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African agency in ICT infrastructure provider choice: Navigating access to foreign finance and technology 非洲信息和通信技术基础设施供应商选择机构：如何获得外国资金和技术

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-01-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102713

Stephanie Arnold

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ICT sector electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions – 2020 outcome 信息和通信技术部门的用电量和温室气体排放量--2020 年的结果

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-01-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102701

Jens Malmodin , Nina Lövehagen , Pernilla Bergmark , Dag Lundén

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Analysis of Thailand's fixed broadband internet services demand: A merger screening of AIS and 3BB 泰国固定宽带互联网服务需求分析：AIS 和 3BB 的合并筛选

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-01-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102702

Thunwar Phansatarn , Chalita Srinuan

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Leaking my face via payment: Unveiling the influence of technology anxiety, vulnerabilities, and privacy concerns on user resistance to facial recognition payment 通过支付泄露我的脸：揭示技术焦虑、脆弱性和隐私担忧对用户抵制面部识别支付的影响

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-01-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102703

Xiaoxue Zhang, Zizhong Zhang

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The integrated sphere of coopetition of digital services and the regulatory approach of diagonal equity 数字服务共同竞争的综合领域和对角公平的监管方法

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2023-12-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102700

Rohit Prasad , V Sridhar

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Could information and communication technology (ICT) reduce carbon emissions? The role of trade openness and financial development 信息和通信技术（ICT）能否减少碳排放？贸易开放和金融发展的作用

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2023-12-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102699

Qiang Wang , Sailan Hu , Rongrong Li

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Creating value from 5G: The challenge for mobile operators 从 5G 创造价值：移动运营商面临的挑战

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102647

Jason Whalley , Peter Curwen

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Editorial for the special issue honoring professor Dale W. Jorgenson and his pioneering contributions to unraveling the impact of digital technology on economic growth 为纪念 Dale W. Jorgenson 教授及其在揭示数字技术对经济增长的影响方面的开创性贡献的特刊撰写的社论

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2023-12-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102698

Barbara M. Fraumeni , Khuong M. Vu

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Analysis of the evolution characteristics of international ICT services trade based on complex network 基于复杂网络的国际 ICT 服务贸易演变特征分析

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2023-12-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102697

Yihan Zhang , Jinwen Xu , Wancheng Yang

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YouTube videos on ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction are highly variable in terms of reliability and quality: A quantitative analysis. YouTube上关于尺侧副韧带重建的视频在可靠性和质量方面变化很大:一项定量分析。

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2022-09-29 DOI: 10.1177/17585732221129590

Martinus Megalla, Nareena Imam, Hamzah Almadani, Sydney Klein, Eitan M Kohan, Frank G Alberta

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