Recognition of the growing importance of broadband to the public presents challenges for policy-makers in introducing efficient strategies, not only to serve the increasing demand for broadband among people in society but also to increase their economic contribution both in the short run and in...

Currently, the European Union is proposing the broadband as part of government responsibility to combat digital divide and as part of the European economic recovery package. However, from a public policy point of view, any recommendation of using government funds should consider the opportunity...

Since more than two decades, broadband has been recognized in the EU as having great benefits to economic and social development.This recognition is evident in the first EU policy document on the telecommunications market - the 1987 Green Paper - which assumed that harmonization and...

Mobile termination rates (MTRs) have been an important issue for regulators and operators in the telecommunications industry. Most regulators, especially the European Commission (EC), have tried to cut MTRs using cost-based regulation in the belief of improving social welfare and encouraging an...

The new smartphone era is challenging the leading position the European Union (EU) has been occupying in the mobile economy, falling behind other economies such as the United States and some countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The EU acknowledges the fragmented structure of the electronic...

This study was commissioned by DG Connect, Unit F4, Digital Economy and Skills, and Unit B4, Radio Spectrum Policy Unit, and was conducted during 2017, analysing material from surveys with national regulatory authorities (NRAs), technical standards and relevant literature. The objectives of the...

High performance and reliable networks will be the core of Europe's Digital Single Market (DSM). Increasingly, convergence of fixed and mobile networks (FMC) will form their basic foundation, essential for the next generation of 5G networks, to support broadband services, both fixed and mobile....