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dc.contributorDepartment of Management and Marketing-
dc.creatorHsieh, JJPA-
dc.creatorKeil, M-
dc.creatorHolmström, J-
dc.creatorKvasny, L-
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-11T08:23:02Z-
dc.date.available2014-12-11T08:23:02Z-
dc.identifier.issn0197-2243 (print)-
dc.identifier.issn1087-6537 (online)-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10397/6706-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.rights© 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.en_US
dc.rightsThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in The Information Society on 9 Aug 2012, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01972243.2012.689271en_US
dc.subjectActor\-network theoryen_US
dc.subjectDigital divideen_US
dc.subjectDigital inclusionen_US
dc.subjectICT policyen_US
dc.subjectInternet TV \(iTV\)en_US
dc.titleThe bumpy road to universal access : an actor-network analysis of a U.S. municipal broadband internet initiativeen_US
dc.typeJournal/Magazine Articleen_US
dc.identifier.spage264-
dc.identifier.epage283-
dc.identifier.volume28-
dc.identifier.issue4-
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/01972243.2012.689271-
dcterms.abstractUniversal high-speed Internet access can productively transform a nation's economy. However, many municipalities in the United States have been left behind in terms of Internet penetration. Some municipal governments have tried to address this by launching initiatives that aim at offering citywide, universal broadband access. Unfortunately, most of these initiatives either have been discontinued or have ended in failure. Drawing on actor-network theory, we conducted a 3-year study to investigate the evolution of the Internet TV initiative in LaGrange, Georgia, in the United States. The results reveal distinct interpretations of the initiative by different actor groups (the government, the service providers, socioeconomically advantaged residents, and socioeconomically disadvantaged residents), at different stages of implementation, pointing to tensions among the various groups. These tensions reflect the structural problems embedded in the macro political, economic, and societal context. The findings offer insights for policymakers who intend to achieve universal broadband access.-
dcterms.accessRightsopen accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationInformation society, 9 Aug 2012, v. 28, no. 4, p. 264-283-
dcterms.isPartOfInformation society-
dcterms.issued2012-08-09-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000308134100006-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84865061373-
dc.description.oaAccepted Manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.FolderNumberOA_IR/PIRAen_US
dc.description.pubStatusPublisheden_US
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