General introduction -- General introduction -- Public engagement for infrastructure provision: Case studies on successful FTTH roll-out strategies -- Relevance of broadband -- The qualification of broadband access technologies -- The mechanisms of infrastructure enforcement -- The effectiveness...

Liberalisation and Regulation in Telecommunication Markets -- Theoretical Approaches on Strategic Investment Decisions in Regulated Markets -- Development of a Framework -- Explorative Case Studies on Strategic Investment Decisions and Regulation in European Broadband -- Findings on Strategic...

Telecommunication Standards and Growth: Evolutionary Process -- Telecom Players, Regulatory bodies, International Organizations & Regional Telecom Statistics: Global Overview -- Telecom Evolution and Role of Regulatory Bodies: The Indian Perspective -- Introduction to Spectrum Management --...

Few would doubt the potential of information technology to connect individuals, firms and organisations. Whether this will actually lead to the integration of markets and societies is a different issue. The articles collected in this book shed light on crucial considerations for the success of...

Motivation and Nontechnical Overview -- Selected Theoretical Concepts: The Theory of Games -- Network Theory in Economics. Applications to Peering in Telecommunications: Telecommunications and the Internet -- A Model of Peering Among VoIP Firms -- Network Formation in Peering -- Concluding...

Drawing on research conducted over the last 3 years in Cornwall, UK, this new book explores the impact of the EU/BT funded introduction of fibre broadband on rural SMEs. Including a qualitative methodology and in depth focus groups with over 200 companies, The Impact of Fibre Connectivity on...

Introduction by Eli M. Noam, Lorenzo Maria Pupillo, Johann J. Kranz -- Smart Metering, Smart Grids, Smart Market Design by Matthias Kurth -- Broadband ICT and Smart Grids: A Win-Win Approach by Stefano Nocentini, Roberto Gavazzi, Lorenzo Maria Pupillo -- Greener and Smarter: Information...

Preface -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Media Entertainment as Development Strategy -- 3 Let Them Eat Movies: (How) Will Next Generation Broadband Diffuse Through Africa? -- 4 The State of Broadband in Africa: What's here and What's coming? -- 5 The Cost of Deploying a Successful Video...

The subject of this book - whether or not to extend traditional telecommunications regulation to high-speed, or broadband, access to the Internet - is perhaps the most important issue facing the Federal Communications Commission. The issue is contentious, with academics and influential economic...