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In this paper, we present a new and policy-relevant means of comparing the broadband adoption rates among countries the Broadband Performance Index (BPI). Unlike the OECD, which ranks countries' broadband performance using raw, per capita subscription data alone, the BPI is a policy-relevant...
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Countries around the world are increasingly concerned as to whether the adoption of broadband technology by their respective citizens is sufficient to support economic growth and social development. Unfortunately, such concerns are often expressed in terms of where a country ranks among its...
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 directs over $7 billion to expand broadband Internet availability … over 7,000 elderly retired persons to evaluate the role of Internet use on mental well-being. Well-being is measured using … contribution of Internet use to mental well-being of elderly Americans, and estimates indicate that Internet use leads to about a …
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decline, and the sales of Internet content providers would also decline. Moreover, rules that prohibit the market from …
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An in-depth analysis and replication of the Internet Association's study - An Empirical Investigation of the Impacts of …
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An in-depth analysis and replication of the Internet Association's study - An Empirical Investigation of the Impacts of …
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The Federal Communications Commission is coming under intense political pressure to reclassify broadband Internet … create, and then tariff, a termination service for Internet content under Section 203 of the Communications Act. Because a …
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Explaining non-adoption for Internet service has led to a debate about whether non-adopters place a low value on … Internet use or whether the price of connectivity is too high. A thorough analysis of survey data reveals that non …-price factors dominate price as the determining factor for not using the Internet at home. Still, as price is a legitimate factor of …
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The effect on internet demand of taxing internet subscriptions is evaluated …
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The purpose of this Policy Paper is to examine empirically the relative impact that a regulatory mandate like network neutrality would have on high-cost areas and to compare that relative burden to lower-cost urban areas. We find areas that are, on average, high-cost could be disproportionately...
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