The Broadband Problem : Anatomy of a Market Failure and a Policy Dilemma.

In the US, pressure has been building for faster and less expensive broadband data services. However, broadband services and prices have not kept pace either with demand or with progress in information technology. This title analyses the markets and policy issues underlying the broadband dilemma.

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Main Author: Ferguson, Charles H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : Brookings Institution Press, 2002.
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