Mapping digital communication systems: Infrastructures, markets and policies as regulatory forces

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Mapping digital communication systems : Infrastructures, markets and policies as regulatory forces. / Flensburg, Sofie; Lai, Signe Sophus.

In: Media, Culture & Society, Vol. 42, No. 5, 25.12.2019, p. 692-710.

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Flensburg, S & Lai, SS 2019, 'Mapping digital communication systems: Infrastructures, markets and policies as regulatory forces', Media, Culture & Society, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 692-710. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443719876533

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Flensburg, S., & Lai, S. S. (2019). Mapping digital communication systems: Infrastructures, markets and policies as regulatory forces. Media, Culture & Society, 42(5), 692-710. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443719876533

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Flensburg S, Lai SS. Mapping digital communication systems: Infrastructures, markets and policies as regulatory forces. Media, Culture & Society. 2019 Dec 25;42(5):692-710. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443719876533

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Flensburg, Sofie ; Lai, Signe Sophus. / Mapping digital communication systems : Infrastructures, markets and policies as regulatory forces. In: Media, Culture & Society. 2019 ; Vol. 42, No. 5. pp. 692-710.

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