affected negatively. In our paper we concentrate on the impact of local loop unbundling and Bitstream access on broadband …For more than a decade the unbundling of telecommunications networks has been used as a regulatory means to stifle … network investment incentives are widely shown in the theoretical literature. Therefore broadband penetration might also be …

available connectivity. This paper examines the factors that influence the quality of fixed and mobile broadband access in OECD … interaction of supply, demand, policy, and contextual factors. We explore the drivers of broadband access and quality and … quality upgrades of fixed and mobile access networks. We also find evidence that regulatory interventions such as unbundling …

broadband. With a trajectory of almost a decade with subsidies for residential fixed voice, the government changed its policy in … the possibility of granting subsidies to fixed broadband to lower income homes throughout the country. Academic research … fixed broadband in Colombia. Using a simple econometric exercise, this paper tries to prove that despite the existing …

forms of cooperative investments in next generation broadband have appeared on the market. The effects of such schemes on …-investments in next generation broadband. It is suggested that regulators consider introducing regulated co-investment agreements …

This paper provides an empirical analysis how tariff diversity aspects fixed-line broad-band uptake, utilizing a new … data set with 1497 fixed-line and 2158 mobile broad-band tariffs from 91 countries across the globe. An instrumental … results indicate that, firstly, lower prices, more tariff diver-sity and higher income increase broadband penetration …

developments such as the fact thatalmost100%of Japanese households now have broadband access, there is a pressing need for radical … providing broadband in rural areas, its level of usage is low and ensuring its utilization is a matter of urgency. This …

through time. A consequent drawback is the impossibility of providing wireless broadband dervices across national borders and …

Regulation of traditional narrow- and broadband networks remains a key issue in telecommunication policies. Due to the … infrastructure. On the European level, such remedies were introduced with regularity (e.g. "Local Loop Unbundling" in 2000 … different patterns for different regulatory policies and in particular an effect of current state of broadband penetration …

The purpose is to introduce policy proposals for universal access to broadband, assessing the hypothetical … literature on policies for universal access and broadband plans in the context of Latin America and the Organization for Economic … application of three approaches to universal access policies on indicators of broadband access is estimated: (i) incentive to …

the broadband ecosystem framework: government functions, histories, people's perceptions, regulatory approaches …