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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 …
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impact on (1) telecommunications infrastructure and services, and (2) ICT products. Despite trends towards liberalization …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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One goal of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) is to provide all Americans with access to affordable broadband services, particularly to those Americans living in rural markets where demand and cost conditions do not favor network deployment. At the same time, there...
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As the EU begins the long and painful process of reversing two decades of interventionist policies that failed to promote either broadband investment, competition or adoption, the experience of the largely deregulated U.S. market provides a natural comparison. This article looks at the widely...
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service, such as high-speed broadband access to the Internet. Additionally, existing law imposes a hefty monthly Universal …
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The paper investigates the determinants of Internet adoption in poor countries, focusing on the role of macro … findings support the view that Internet adoption is affected by adoption rates in neighboring countries, even when controlling … moreover suggests these relationships to be causal. The findings imply that international policies to support Internet adoption …
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