We analyze tariffs for fixed broadband services in Latin America and benchmark against tariffs in the OECD. We also develop a new broadband development indicator (the Broadband Performance Index) that compares actual penetration rates with those predicted by our regression model. The results...

This book examines the problem of inadequate access to information and communication technology (ICT) and the need to develop appropriate pro-poor ICT policies within the Latin American and Caribbean context. The authors show how market reforms have failed to ensure that the benefits of the...

Teoría y evidencia acerca de la relación entre Internet y la reducción de pobreza / Hernán Galperin y María Fernanda Viecens -- El impacto del despliegue de la banda ancha en Ecuador / Raúl Katz y Fernando Callorda -- Internet y desarrollo económico en Colombia / Luis H. Gutiérrez y Juan...

This study discusses the current situation and evolution of broadband service offerings in Latin America and the Caribbean. The primary source of data is the annual survey of broadband plans conducted by the Center for Technology and Society at Universidad de San Andrés since 2010. The survey...

There is a vast literature that examines the determinants of the gender digital gap in developing countries and puts forth policy recommendations to mitigate it. However, few studies examine how gender differences in employment patterns affect ICT adoption in general, or Internet use in...

The objective of this study is to estimate the socioeconomic impact of the deployment of last-mile digital infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean. To measure the impact of the economic and social aspects of this type of infrastructure, the analysis differentiates according to the...