Competition, Regulation, and Broadband Access to the Internet

This paper reexamines the effect of the regulatory regime on both penetration and coverage of broadband access to the internet. The framework also allows for an evaluation of different public policy measures such as subsidization of broadband demand and supply. A welfare analysis asks what the optim...

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Опубліковано в::MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 24-2009)
Автор: Götz, Georg
Формат: Arbeit
Мова:Англійська
Опубліковано: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2009
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Резюме:This paper reexamines the effect of the regulatory regime on both penetration and coverage of broadband access to the internet. The framework also allows for an evaluation of different public policy measures such as subsidization of broadband demand and supply. A welfare analysis asks what the optimal regulatory regime is and whether and how high-speed access to the internet should be subsidized. Using an approach similar to Valletti et al. (2002), the paper highlights the importance of population density for whether firms invest to provide internet access. The analysis reveals a trade-off between coverage and penetration.
Фізичний опис:34 Seiten
ISSN:1867-3678
DOI:10.17192/es2024.0005