Implications of mandatory registration of mobile phone users in Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2012.04.002
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- Nicola Jentzsch, 2012. "Implications of Mandatory Registration of Mobile Phone Users in Africa," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 1192, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
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Keywords
Telecommunication; Government policy; Consumer protection; Privacy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications
- L98 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Government Policy
- D18 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Protection
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