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Universal Service Policies in Europe & Latam: Evidence on Bridging the Divide in Rural Areas
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Other titles:
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Telefonica Chair Series
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Autor/a:
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Castellano, Jose Maria
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Abstract:
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Broadband access is a key factor for economic and social development. However, providing broadband to rural areas is not attractive to private telecommunications operators due its low or zero investment return. To deal with broadband provision in rural areas, different governance systems based on private and public cooperation have appeared. This paper not only identifies and defines public and private cooperation models but also assesses their impact on overcoming the digital divide in rural areas. The results show that public ownership infrastructure under private management policy has had positive effects on reducing the broadband digital divide and being applied to areas with higher digital divide; subsides to private operators providers only positive effects on reducing broadband digital divide; but public infrastructure with public management programs did not. The results, obtained using quasi-experimental methods, suggest the importance of incentives and control mechanisms in broadband universal service provision plans. |
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Telefonica Chair Series |
Fecha de creación:
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12-2013 |
Materias (CDU):
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32 - Política 334 - Formes d'organització i cooperació en l'economia 621.3 - Enginyeria elèctrica. Electrotècnia. Telecomunicacions |
Materia(s):
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Polítiques públiques -- Amèrica Llatina Banda ampla, Sistemes de comunicació de -- TFC Banda ampla, Sistemes de comunicació -- Unió Europea |
Derechos:
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Páginas:
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30 p. |
Tipo de documento:
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Documento de trabajo |
Editor:
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Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals
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Collection:
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IBEI Working Papers;2013/40
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