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ICT payoffs for workers: Evidence from the labor market in Brazil ICT对工人的回报：来自巴西劳动力市场的证据

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103081

Flavia Alves

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The challenge of generative artificial intelligence for future communication professionals: Experiences and usability 生成式人工智能对未来通信专业人员的挑战：体验和可用性

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103083

Sonia Blanco , María Sánchez González , Francisco Marcos Martín-Martín , Hada M. Sánchez Gonzales

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Digital transformation demands new policies and strategies: Editorial for special issue on ITS 2024 Seoul Conference 数字转型需要新的政策和战略：ITS 2024首尔会议特刊社论

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103099

Seongcheol Kim , Youngsun Kwon , Yoonhyuk Jung

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Impacts of the USDA broadband initiatives program on employment and telework: Evidence from confidential American community survey microdata 美国农业部宽带计划对就业和远程工作的影响：来自保密的美国社区调查微观数据的证据

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103102

Anil Rupasingha , John Pender , Robert Dinterman

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A scaling law for two-sided networks? Empirical evidence for a mobile payment scheme 双边网络的缩放定律？移动支付方案的经验证据

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103103

Leo Van Hove , Radoslaw Kotkowski , Michal Polasik

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Digital transformation demands new policies and strategies: Editorial for special issue on the ITS 2024 Seoul Conference 数字化转型需要新的政策和战略——ITS 2024首尔会议特刊社论

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103089

Seongcheol Kim , Youngsun Kwon , Yoonhyuk Jung

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Activating the principle of ‘taking into account the special needs of the developing countries’ in the distribution of low Earth orbit frequency/orbit resources 在低地球轨道频率/轨道资源的分配中，激活“考虑到发展中国家的特殊需要”的原则

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103082

Jinxuan Li , Jinyuan Su

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ICT development and income Inequality: The moderating role of the entrepreneurial environment 信息通信技术发展与收入不平等：创业环境的调节作用

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103084

Ming-Hsuan Lee , Clarence Yu , Ching-Hsin Kao

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Unlocking trade locks in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) in Africa: The role of digital infrastructure 解锁非洲内陆发展中国家的贸易锁：数字基础设施的作用

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103101

Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi , Basiru Oyeniran Fatai

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Digital technology adoption and firm performance: Evidence from Finland ’s service sector using linked microdata 数字技术采用与企业绩效：来自芬兰服务业的关联微数据证据

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103080

Natalia Kuosmanen , Mika Pajarinen , Almas Heshmati

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