The Diffusion of High Speed Broadband: A Cross Country Analysis

Samanta, Swadesh Kumar; Martin, Richard P.; Guild, K.; Pan, Hui

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1997113

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“…Also, assuming that adoption decisions at a particular point in time do not depend on contemporaneous but on last period´s conditions makes good sense as consumer´s adoption process will typically be -although to a much lesser extent than investment decisions of firms (Briglauer et al 2013) -related to some non-negligible consumer inertia related to technology adjustment and switching costs. For recent evidence see Briglauer and Gugler (2012) or Samanta et al (2012). In particular, note that one can infer from Figure A.1 that almost all EU27 states are far from the adoption target defined in the EC´s Digital Agenda ("50% or more of European households subscribe to internet connections above 100 Mbps").…”

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The impact of regulation and competition on the adoption of fiber-based broadband services: recent evidence from the European union member states

Briglauer

2014

J Regul Econ

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Although fibre-deployment of next generation access (NGA) broadband networks is considered as a decisive development for any information-based society, investment activities and especially the adoption of fiber-based broadband services take place only very gradually in most countries. This work identifies the most important determinants of NGA broadband adoption, using most recent panel data from the European Union member states (EU27) for the years from 2004 to 2012.The results show that stricter previous broadband access regulation has a negative impact on NGA adoption, while competitive pressure from mobile networks affects NGA adoption in a non-linear manner. It appears that the approach of strict cost-based access regulation embedded in the EU regulatory framework is at odds with the ambitious targets outlined in the European Commission´s "Digital Agenda". Finally, we find strong evidence for network effects underlying the NGA adoption process.[1]

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The impact of regulation and competition on the adoption of fiber-based broadband services: recent evidence from the European union member states

Briglauer

2014

J Regul Econ

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“…Only one study that uses OECD and ITU data for NGA adoption finds insignificant results (Samanta et al, 2012). Whereas all these studies use aggregate country level data, one study makes use of Japanese data (Minamihashi, 2012) at the municipal level and also finds that unbundling regulations have a negative impact on entrants' incentive to invest in NGA infrastructure (while leaving the incumbents´ investment unaffected).…”

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The European Electronic Communications Code: A critical appraisal with a focus on incentivizing investment in next generation broadband networks

Briglauer

Cambini

Fetzer

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Telecommunications Policy

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“…From the empirical literature we infer that all studies that employ EU data or data from European countries find a negative impact of ex ante access regulations or related service-based competition on NGA deployment in terms of FTTx investment or FTTx adoption. Only one study that uses OECD and ITU data for FTTx adoption finds insignificant results (Samanta et al, 2012). Whereas all these studies use aggregate country level data, one study makes use of Japanese data at the municipal level and also finds that unbundling regulations have a negative impact on entrants´ incentive to invest in NGA infrastructure.…”

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The Impact of Alternative Public Policies on the Deployment of New Communications Infrastructure – A Survey

Briglauer

Frübing

Vogelsang

2014

Review of Network Economics

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Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW. externalities. We find that public subsidies are the dominant policy alternative in white areas, whereas access regulations can be the preferred policy in white or "grey" areas, where only monopoly structure or co-investment models lead to private investment.Deregulatory policies might be preferable in grey areas, if there is sufficient pressure from competitive outside options and if competition law is strong. Finally, deregulatory policies including soft regulation are the dominant policy in "black" areas, where several independent infrastructure operators exist.[1]

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The Diffusion of High Speed Broadband: A Cross Country Analysis

Cited by 9 publications

References 37 publications

The impact of regulation and competition on the adoption of fiber-based broadband services: recent evidence from the European union member states

The impact of regulation and competition on the adoption of fiber-based broadband services: recent evidence from the European union member states

The European Electronic Communications Code: A critical appraisal with a focus on incentivizing investment in next generation broadband networks

The Impact of Alternative Public Policies on the Deployment of New Communications Infrastructure – A Survey

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