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

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferguson, Charles H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : Brookings Institution Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Telecommunication policy > United States.
Broadband communication systems > United States.
Broadband communication systems
Telecommunication policy
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Telecommunications in the Internet Age; 3. Technological Performance; 4. Financial, Strategic, and Political Conduct of the ILECs; 5. The ILECs' Competitors; 6. The Policy System and Alternatives in the United States; 7. Policy Recommendations; Notes; Index.

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