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 …

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 …

Computer and Internet use, especially in developing countries, has expanded rapidly in recent years. Even in light of … Internet penetration, both currently and over time, we examine panel data for 161 countries over the 1999-2004 period. We … contributing to the global digital divide. We find evidence indicating that income, human capital, the youth dependency ratio …

telecommunications and essential telecommunication services has been presented, as well as their characteristics. Data related to the … the study period. Groups of EU member states at a similar stage of development of telecommunications have been identified … changes in the scale of the digital divide in the telecommunications services between EU countries during the study period. …

Computer and Internet use, especially in developing countries, has expanded rapidly in recent years. Even in light of … Internet penetration, both currently and over time, we examine panel data for 161 countries over the 1999-2004 period. We … contributing to the global digital divide. We find evidence indicating that income, human capital, the youth dependency ratio …

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 …

This study analyzes the geographic spread of commercial Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the leading suppliers of … Internet access. The geographic spread of ISPs is a key consideration in U.S. policy for universal access. We examine the Fall … by ISPs with local focus. There was little trace of the early imprint of government subsidies for Internet access at …