Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- I The Global Governance of Infrastructure -- 2 Sovereign Right and the Dynamics of Power in the ITU -- 3 Balancing Equity and Ef ciency Issues in Global Spectrum Management -- 4 The Peculiar Evolution of 3G Wireless Networks --...

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