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Using spectrum set-asides to address distributional objectives: Lessons from Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States 利用预留频谱解决分配目标：来自加拿大、新西兰、南非和美国的经验教训

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102957

Bronwyn E. Howell , Petrus H. Potgieter

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Promoting free flows via competition law: An AI industry blueprint for Southeast Asia 通过竞争法促进自由流动：东南亚人工智能产业蓝图

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102953

Chad Patrick Osorio , Jamlech Iram Gojo Cruz

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Unravelling digital divides in the Emilia-Romagna region through the poset approach 通过posset方法解开艾米利亚-罗马涅地区的数字鸿沟

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102958

Claudia Zola

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The “Netflix effect” revisited: OTT video, media globalization and digital sovereignty in 4 countries 重新审视“Netflix效应”：四个国家的OTT视频、媒体全球化和数字主权

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102935

Damian Tambini

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Infrastructure sharing reduces the energy, emissions and costs of universal mobile 4G and 5G broadband 基础设施共享减少了通用移动4G和5G宽带的能源、排放和成本

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102961

Edward J. Oughton

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The effect of gender inequality in internet access on energy poverty: A preliminary investigation in developing countries 互联网接入中的性别不平等对能源贫困的影响：发展中国家的初步调查

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102959

Juan Ma , Henri Njangang

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Greening the telecommunications industry – Consumer preferences and surcharges for environmental attributes of mobile phone plans 绿化电讯业-消费者对流动电话计划的环境属性的偏好和附加费

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102956

Jessica Mazurek, Raul Prey

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Automating spectrum sharing: A bottom-up approach and research agenda 自动化频谱共享：自下而上的方法和研究议程

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102937

William Lehr , Randall Berry , Igor Kadota , Carlos E. Caicedo Bastidas , Kangle Mu , Zongyun Xie , Irfan Tamim

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Tech diplomacy and Critical Technologies: Case of the LEO satellite internet 科技外交与关键技术：低地轨道卫星互联网案例

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102947

Kamel Dine Remili , Nadjoua Bouzourine , Riad Hartani , Adel Belouchrani

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From vulnerabilities to resilience: Taiwan's semiconductor industry and geopolitical challenges 从脆弱性到复原力：台湾半导体产业与地缘政治挑战

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102951

Roger Chifeng Liu , Hsin-wei Tang , Yuchen Kao , Yuntsai Chou

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