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The aim of this paper is to analyze the diffusion of information technologies, applications, and systems in the Jordanian telecommunication industry. The paper introduces changes and challenges facing the public switched telephony network (PSTN) providers in Jordan and a number of strategies to face or even to exploit such changes and challenges to PSTN providers’ advantage.
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Abu-Samaha, A.M., Mansi, I. (2007). Information Technology Diffusion in the Jordanian Telecom Industry. In: McMaster, T., Wastell, D., Ferneley, E., DeGross, J.I. (eds) Organizational Dynamics of Technology-Based Innovation: Diversifying the Research Agenda. TDIT 2007. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol 235. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72804-9_28
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