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The Demographic and Economic Drivers of Broadband Adoption in the United States

Ford, George S.; Koutsky, Thomas; Spiwak, Lawrence J. - 2008

In this Policy Paper, we analyze the variation in broadband adoption rates among the respective United States. Significantly, we find that 91% of the variation is explained by demographic and economic conditions, such as household income, education and, most significantly, income inequality. Our...

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Ownership Unbundling in EU & Legal Problems

Diathesopoulos, Michael D. - 2010

In this paper we will examine the issue of ownership unbundling and forced divestiture remedies imposed in a series of … position as the latter was expressed in relation to the Third Energy Package. Commission suggested ownership unbundling as the …. Commission proposed full ownership unbundling, meaning the complete separation of ownership of generation assets from ownership …

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The Positive Effects of Unbundling on Broadband Deployment

Ford, George S.; Spiwak, Lawrence J. - 2014

This POLICY PAPER examines whether there is a relationship between regulated rates for "unbundled local loops" and deployment of broadband technology by incumbents and entrants. Using an econometric model that analyzes 2002 and 2003 local loop rates and takes into account price variability and...

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Competition After Unbundling : Entry, Industry Structure and Convergence

Ford, George S.; Koutsky, Thomas; Spiwak, Lawrence J. - 2007

In the last few years, U.S. telecoms policy has shifted from encouraging the sharing of existing networks to facilitating the deployment of advanced communications networks. Given the large capital expenditures required for these networks, there can be only a few of such networks. In light of...

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Unbundling Policy in the United States Players, Outcomes and Effects

Bauer, Johannes M. - 2007

Building on attempts during the 1980s to establish principles of Open Network Architecture (ONA), unbundling … service platforms and the unbundling provisions for broadband networks were challenged repeatedly in court. In response to … multiple defeats of earlier rules, the FCC had to refine its approach and define unbundling obligations more narrowly …

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A Point of View : Net Neutrality Regulation in the United States

Esbin, Barbara S. - 2013

The United States moved closer to Net Neutrality regulation this year when the Federal Communications Commission found that Comcast, a cable broadband Internet service provider, violated a set of Internet policy principles the FCC adopted in 2005 by limiting peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic. The...

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Unbundling the Incumbent and Entry Into Fiber : Evidence From France

Bourreau, Marc - 2018

unbundling (LLU), and (ii) the incumbent and two alternative operators using the fiber technology. We find that a higher number …

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Unbundling the incumbent and entry into fiber : evidence from France

Bourreau, Marc; Grzybowski, Lukasz; Hasbi, Maude - 2018

unbundling (LLU), and (ii) the incumbent and two alternative operators using the fiber technology. We find that a higher number …

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Is Structural Separation of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers Necessary for Competition?

Sidak, J. Gregory; Crandall, Robert W. - 2009

Although competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) collectively have gained considerable market share since the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, many entrants into local telecommunications have stumbled or failed. Some argue that competitive local telephony will eventuate only if...

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Unbundling the Incumbent : Evidence from UK Broadband

Nardotto, Mattia - 2015

network available to other companies (local loop unbundling, or LLU). Entrants are then able to upgrade their individual lines … that, over the course of time, many entrants have begun to take advantage of unbundling. LLU entry only had a positive …

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