Whither policy design for broadband penetration? Evidence from 30 OECD countries

Building the Next Information Superhighway: a Critical Analysis of China's Recent National Broadband Plan

“…Overall, evidence from empirical findings exhibits a certain disunity on the government's role in broadband development (Belloc, Nicita, & Rossi, 2012;Cava-Ferreruela & Alabau-Muñoz, 2006;Falch, 2007;Picot & Wernick, 2007). Some argue that, although technical and economic parameters play the primary roles in the development of broadband services, public policy involvement is still worthwhile because it provides a clear and significant stimulus to broadband penetration (Belloc et al, 2012;Falch, 2007). Conversely, other works-including Montolio and Trillas (2013)-have found that indicators of national industrial policy constitute only a weakly positive determinant of broadband deployment and that different measures of centralization, which they call "regulatory federalism", are either irrelevant or have a negative impact on broadband deployment.…”

“…Depending on the extent to which governments are engaged in broadband deployment, one can roughly distinguish three types of government policies and regulatory strategies: soft-intervention strategies, medium-intervention strategies, and hard-intervention strategies (Cava-Ferreruela & AlabauMuñoz, 2006). Overall, evidence from empirical findings exhibits a certain disunity on the government's role in broadband development (Belloc, Nicita, & Rossi, 2012;Cava-Ferreruela & Alabau-Muñoz, 2006;Falch, 2007;Picot & Wernick, 2007). Some argue that, although technical and economic parameters play the primary roles in the development of broadband services, public policy involvement is still worthwhile because it provides a clear and significant stimulus to broadband penetration (Belloc et al, 2012;Falch, 2007).…”

“…In analyzing the EU's legacy of broadband policies, Preston and Cawley (2008) found that technology-centered policy frameworks and broadband strategies, which give privilege to supply-side infrastructure while neglecting the demand-side issues of applications, uses, and users, have been associated with large variations in the level of broadband rollout, adoption, and use across member states. In addition, while both supply-and demand-side policies have a positive effect on broadband diffusion at the initial stage of broadband take-up, only demand-side policies appear to generate a positive and increasing effect after broadband penetration reaches a certain degree (Belloc et al, 2012). Thus, governments should use both supply-and demand-side policy tools to stimulate broadband development (Falch, 2007).…”

ISP Traffic Engineering by Optimizing Routing Options: A Case of ZAMNET Communication Systems

“…Broadband access can be provided via several Technologies as earlier alluded to such as xDSL, cable modem, FTTX or Wireless Technologies such as 3G,WiMax and Satellite [17].Competition in the retail Broadband services also depends on effective competition at the wholesale level or if this does not exist, on its regulation [18].…”

Efficient Contracts for Government Intervention in Promoting Next Generation Communications Networks

“…Huigen & Cave, 2008;Cave & Martin, 2010;Falch & Henten, 2010) in recent years. Belloc et al (2012) are the first to examine econometrically the distinct effects of demand-and supply-side policies on the diffusion of conventional broadband technologies. They The European Commission (2009, para 40) "made a distinction between areas where no broadband infrastructure exists or is unlikely to be developed in the near term (white areas), areas where only one broadband network operator is present (grey areas) and areas where at least two or more broadband network providers are present (black areas)."…”