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Anticipating internet diffusion

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Amitava Dutta,

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 46, Issue 2

Pages 66 - 71

https://doi.org/10.1145/606272.606275

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Understanding the sociotechnical aspects of Internet growth helps anticipate Internet diffusion, even in countries with vastly different socioeconomic conditions and telecommunication infrastructures.

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