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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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The digital connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region is primarily shaped by the availability of ICT infrastructure, the nature of regulatory policies, and the dynamics of competition among service providers. This paper explores the policies and regulations that affect the costs and accessibility...
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Broadband is becoming increasingly important to national economies and the personal lives of users. However, broadband availability and adopation are not diffusing in rural and urban areas at the same rates. This article updates the rural broadband digital divide, with special attention paid to...
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Internet using a mobile phone than whites (after controlling for demographic differences between the groups), and 2) there is …
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In this paper, we analyze the broadband Internet adoption/usage decisions. To this end, we estimate a sample selection … model. In the first stage, we analyze whether the individuals have adopted broadband Internet; in the second stage, we … analyze the Internet usage diversity given adoption. We show that low income and less-educated people are less likely to have …
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Broadband is seen as a vector of economic growth and social development. In the developing world, mobile technologies are widely adopted and mobile broadband is progressively rolled-out with high expectations on its impact on the countries' development. We highlight what the determinants of...
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access to an internet connection at work or school are more important than reducing mobile data prices by 10% in driving …
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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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