Mobile wireless in Canada: policy, problems, and progress

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dc.contributor.authorKlass, Benjamin
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeKoop, Royce (Political Studies) Hudson, Ian (Economics) Baragar, Fletcher (Economics)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorDesai, Radhika (Political Studies)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-01T19:51:11Z
dc.date.available2015-09-01T19:51:11Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.degree.disciplinePolitical Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe topic of this thesis is the institutional ecology surrounding mobile wireless telecommunication services in Canada. The primary focus is the disconnect between policy pronouncements promoting universal adoption of mobile services, on the one hand, and the fact that mobile adoption remains stubbornly low in both absolute terms and by international comparison. Key concepts in the theory of communication regulation and the historical development of telecommunication policy are laid out, which are used to inform an examination of the development of national mobile communication policy since the 1980s. The thesis then presents two case studies. The first is focused on recent developments in federal mobile policy, directed toward taking greater steps to ensure broad adoption of mobile services. The second examines the changing role of mobile services, from instruments of interpersonal communication to a broader form of information media, and the challenges that this shift has created for policymakers.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2015en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/30704
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectpolicyen_US
dc.subjectwirelessen_US
dc.subjectcommunicationsen_US
dc.subjecttelecommunicationsen_US
dc.subjectbroadcastingen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectCRTCen_US
dc.subjectCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissionen_US
dc.subjectsmartphonesen_US
dc.subjectpublic policyen_US
dc.subjectpoliticsen_US
dc.subjectpolitical economyen_US
dc.subjectpolitical economy of telecommunicationsen_US
dc.subjectBell Mobilityen_US
dc.subjectBell Canada Enterprisesen_US
dc.subjectBell Canadaen_US
dc.subjectInterneten_US
dc.subjectmobile phonesen_US
dc.subjectbroadbanden_US
dc.subjectinfrastructureen_US
dc.subjectregulationen_US
dc.subjecteconomics of regulationen_US
dc.subjectIndustry Canadaen_US
dc.subjectspectrumen_US
dc.subjectRadiocommunicationsen_US
dc.titleMobile wireless in Canada: policy, problems, and progressen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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