Development of the Internet in Russia: Preliminary Observations on Its Spatial and Institutional Characteristics

Autor: Yuri D. Perfiliev
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Eurasian Geography and Economics. 43:411-421
ISSN: 1938-2863
1538-7216
Popis: A geographer specializing in the emerging information-technology sector of the Russian economy presents an exploratory overview of the "widening" and "deepening" of Internet use in Russia during the 1990s and early years of the 21st century. Separate sections of the paper examine the main stages of Internet development in the country to date, explore regional differences in Internet access and use, and outline progress in the installation of surface telecommunications (including fiber optic) trunklines and intra-city networks. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: L86, L96, O32. 3 tables, 17 references.
Databáze: OpenAIRE