Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2013

Seiten: 1095-1109

Zeitschrift: Telecommunications Policy

Bandnummer: 37

Heftnummer: 11

ISSN: 0308-5961

eISSN: 1879-3258

Open Access Status: Green

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2013.03.001

Verlag: Elsevier

Abstract: 
This paper reexamines the effect of the regulatory regime on both penetration and coverage of broadband access to the internet. The framework allows for an evaluation of policy initiatives, guidelines and measures to bridge the digital divide and to promote investment. A welfare analysis compares service-based with facilities-based competition and asks whether and how high-speed access to the internet should be subsidized. Using an approach similar to Valletti, Barros, and Hoernig (2002), the paper highlights the importance of population density for whether firms invest to provide internet access. The analysis reveals a trade-off between coverage and penetration. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Goetz, G. (2013) Competition, regulation, and broadband access to the internet, Telecommunications Policy, 37(11), pp. 1095-1109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2013.03.001

APA-Zitierstil: Goetz, G. (2013). Competition, regulation, and broadband access to the internet. Telecommunications Policy. 37(11), 1095-1109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2013.03.001