The Telecommunications Act of 1996 has yielded more litigation and less local competition than its supporters expected … framework for reform. The successful deregulations of the transportation industries and of long-distance telecommunications … telecommunications competition. Transportation deregulation successfully prompted competition where (as in the case of airlines and …

percentage points increase in internet penetration rates. This is a huge increase, meaning that the deployment of these cables … has almost doubled the penetration of Internet in the sub-continent's population. On the other hand, exogenous sources of … internet and mobile penetration rates, to lower investments in ICTs, and to increase mobile-cellular tariffs and the wireline …

impact on (1) telecommunications infrastructure and services, and (2) ICT products. Despite trends towards liberalization …

To identify the determinants of cross-country disparities in personal computer and Internet penetration, we examine a …), infrastructure indicators (telephone density, electricity consumption), telecommunications pricing measures, and regulatory quality … significant in most specifications for computer use. A similar pattern holds true for Internet use, except that telephone density …

percentage points increase in internet penetration rates. On the other hand, exogenous sources of telecommunication disruptions … to reduce internet and mobile penetration rates, to lower investments in ICTs, and to increase mobile-cellular tariffs …

percentage points increase in internet penetration rates. This is a huge increase, meaning that the deployment of these cables … has almost doubled the penetration of Internet in the sub-continent’s population. On the other hand, exogenous sources of … internet and mobile penetration rates, to lower investments in ICTs, and to increase mobile-cellular tariffs and the wireline …

service, such as high-speed broadband access to the Internet. Additionally, existing law imposes a hefty monthly Universal …