The Internet has become an integral part of the everyday life of households, firms and governments. Its proper … Internet depends on its openness and the confidence of users. Designing policies that protect society while allowing for … Internet’s great economic potential to be fulfilled, is a difficult task. This paper investigates this challenge and takes …

To identify the determinants of cross-country disparities in personal computer and Internet penetration, we examine a … significant in most specifications for computer use. A similar pattern holds true for Internet use, except that telephone density … differentials. For computers, telephone density and regulatory quality are of second and third importance, while for the Internet …

on the internet by Jordanian industrial companies listed in the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The study also examines the …

This article emphasises that a key to understanding the (net) benefits of the Internet is to remember that all online … distribution costs associated with the diffusion of the Internet had a heterogeneous impact across locations. …

the vast communication capabilities of the Internet. …

, and what the implications of those differences are for the Internet. Drawing on mass media, advocacy, and regulatory … for the Internet to continue to thrive as a global medium. …

, the convergence of diverse digital communications technologies and growing commercial significance of the Internet, the …'s Internet economy. Convergence calls for a better understanding of market structures that should comprise the entire digital …

To identify the determinants of cross-country disparities in personal computer and Internet penetration, we examine a … significant in most specifications for computer use. A similar pattern holds true for Internet use, except that telephone density … the Internet, this ordering is reversed. The regionspecific explanations for large disparities in computer and Internet …