Volition versus feasibility: state aid when aid is looked upon favourably: the broadband example

Gómez-Barroso, José Luis; Feijóo, Claudio

doi:10.1007/s10657-010-9159-x

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“…Bosworth, 2010;Cumming and Johan, 2010;Malecki, 2003;Roberts and Townsend, 2016;Tranos, 2012), and policy and regulations (cf. Gómez-Barroso and Feijóo, 2012;Holt and Galligan, 2013). Previous research has been conducted in a variety of research settings, including the UK (Townsend et al, 2013), the Netherlands (Markantoni et al, 2014), Australia (Griffith et al, 2013;Tyler et al, 2016), China (Ye and Yang, 2020), and the USA (Mahasuweerachai et al, 2010).…”

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Implications of the digital divide on rural SME resilience

Morris

Bowen

2022

Journal of Rural Studies

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Implications of the digital divide on rural SME resilience

Morris

Bowen

2022

Journal of Rural Studies

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“…While other studies (Analysys Mason, 2009;Forge et al, 2005;Gómez-Barroso and RoblesRovalo, 2008;Jeanjean, 2010) typically divide the territory into 3 to 8 zones, this division into 10 zones allows for more accurate estimations in the "grey" areas with intermediate population densities, a key aspect of NGN deployment ( Gómez-Barroso & Feijóo, 2010). However, and despite the increased granularity, this approach delivers little information on building clustering.…”

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confidence: 99%

How much energy will your NGN consume? A model for energy consumption in next generation access networks: The case of Spain

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Ramos³

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Telecommunications Policy

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The contribution to global energy consumption of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector has increased considerably in the last decade, along with its growing relevance to the overall economy. This trend will continue due to the seemingly ever greater use of these technologies, with broadband data traffic generated by the usage of telecommunication networks as a primary component. In fact, in response to user demand, the telecommunications industry is initiating the deployment of next generation networks (NGNs). However, energy consumption is mostly absent from the debate on these deployments, in spite of the potential impact on both expenses and sustainability.[n addition, consumers are unaware of the energy impact of their choices in ultra-broadband services. This paper focuses on forecasting energy consumption in the access part of NGNs by modelling the combined effect of the deployment of two different ultra-broadband technologies (FTTH-GPON and LTE), the evolution of traffic per user, and the energy consumption in each of the networks and user devices. Conclusions are presented on the levels of energy consumption, their cost and the impact of different network design parameters. The effect of technological developments, techno-economic and policy decisions on energy consumption is highlighted. On the consumer side, practical figures and comparisons across technologies are provided. Although the paper focuses on Spain, the analysis can be extended to similar countries.

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“…In the new environment based on a competitive market vision, there are potential tensions between these forms of state intervention and the goal of safeguarding a level competitive playing field. The European Commission has sought to address this tension with its state aid policy although this often results in constraints that may prevent the design of effective policies (Gomez-Barroso & Feijoo, 2012). The willingness to experiment with innovative partnerships has, to some degree, helped overcome the deficiencies in market-driven network infrastructure investment that has been plaguing Europe as a result of policies that failed to explicitly consider investment effects of regulation Serentschy, 2013).…”

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“…Policies in this realm also have to be compatible with the European regulations for state aid. Often, these regulations constrain innovative public sector policy interventions (Gomez-Barroso & Feijoo, 2012). A third option would be to devise universal service programs in which limited public sector fund-ing and subsidies are leveraged to improve the viability of private investment.…”

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The Evolution of the European Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications

Bauer

2013

SSRN Journal

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Abstract:The paper reviews the historical transformation of the European regulatory framework for electronic communications from the era dominated by state-owned enterprises to the presence of regulated competition. In the course of these developments, the vision of the roles of the public and private sectors in electronic communications changed in expected and unexpected ways. While the period is characterized by a shift toward less direct state intervention, the intensity of regulation has increased in many areas. Most recently, in the wake of the financial crisis, new forms of state intervention can be observed, including public investment in communications infrastructure and public-private partnerships. As a result of the reforms, Europe has been able to achieve major successes but it also suffered unanticipated setbacks compared to other regions. The European Union emerged as the global leader in mobile communications during the 1990s and was able to roll-out first-generation broadband access networks more rapidly than many of its peers. Recently, however, Europe as a whole has not performed as well in deploying next-generation networks and advanced mobile communications services. The paper offers a political-economic explanation for these developments and assesses their effects on the performance of the European electronic communications sector and the economy.From this analysis, the European model emerges as a unique institutional arrangement with peculiar advantages and disadvantages. Once these are recognized, sensible next steps to build the strengths while avoiding the weaknesses of the model can be seen more clearly.

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Volition versus feasibility: state aid when aid is looked upon favourably: the broadband example

Cited by 15 publications

References 19 publications

Implications of the digital divide on rural SME resilience

Implications of the digital divide on rural SME resilience

How much energy will your NGN consume? A model for energy consumption in next generation access networks: The case of Spain

The Evolution of the European Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications

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