This paper shows that unbundling an incumbent's infrastructure only results in a substantial improvement in broadband … broadband services in a country. The logit models show that unbundling has a significant positive impact on the availability of … policy is to be implemented to promote broadband, it should either foster competition through unbundling and/or reduced …

unbundling (LLU), and (ii) the incumbent and two alternative operators using the fiber technology. We find that a higher number … into local markets, which are substantially lower for broadband provision via LLU than via fiber and decrease over time …

This paper means to add to empirical research on the impact of local loop unbundling (LLU) on broadband networks. In … particular, it focuses on broadband investment made by entrants. Starting from late Nineties telecommunications incumbents of … negative or null impact of unbundling obligations on incumbents’ investment, research on the relationship between LLU and new …

Broadband adoption is considered one of the drivers of both economic and social development. Local loop unbundling (LLU … LLU regulation. This paper therefore aims to analyse the impacts of unbundling policy on various aspects of broadband … policy to increase broadband penetration should be competition between them, while unbundling regulation can be implemented …

country and year fixed effects, I find that local loop unbundling has no robustly significant impact on broadband penetration …Broadband penetration and available speeds vary widely across OECD countries. Policymakers around the world, and … demographics on broadband development in a panel dataset across countries. In addition to adding to the meager empirical literature …

Broadband connects consumers, businesses and governments and are now therefore a vital instrument in ensuring the … competitiveness of OECD countries. This report examines broadband developments and policies, and highlights challenges such as … broadband strategies.--Publisher's description …