Achieving Universal Access to Broadband

The paper discusses appropriate policy measures for achieving universal access to broadband services in Europe. Access can be delivered by means of many different technology solutions described in the paper. This means a greater degree of competition and affects the kind of policy measures to be app...

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Main Authors: Morten FALCH, Anders HENTEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inforec Association 2009-01-01
Series:Informatică economică
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Online Access:http://revistaie.ase.ro/content/50/019%20-%20Falch.pdf
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spelling doaj-06b754e43dc04311ad0e774d1908fb032020-11-24T23:08:16ZengInforec AssociationInformatică economică1453-13051842-80882009-01-01132166174Achieving Universal Access to BroadbandMorten FALCHAnders HENTENThe paper discusses appropriate policy measures for achieving universal access to broadband services in Europe. Access can be delivered by means of many different technology solutions described in the paper. This means a greater degree of competition and affects the kind of policy measures to be applied. The paper concludes that other policy measure than the classical universal service obligation are in play, and discusses various policy measures taking the Lisbon process as a point of departure. Available policy measures listed in the paper include, universal service obligation, harmonization, demand stimulation, public support for extending the infrastructure, public private partnerships (PPP), and others. http://revistaie.ase.ro/content/50/019%20-%20Falch.pdfBroadbanduniversal servicebroadband policypublic private partnershipLisbon process
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Achieving Universal Access to Broadband
Informatică economică
Broadband
universal service
broadband policy
public private partnership
Lisbon process
author_facet Morten FALCH
Anders HENTEN
author_sort Morten FALCH
title Achieving Universal Access to Broadband
title_short Achieving Universal Access to Broadband
title_full Achieving Universal Access to Broadband
title_fullStr Achieving Universal Access to Broadband
title_full_unstemmed Achieving Universal Access to Broadband
title_sort achieving universal access to broadband
publisher Inforec Association
series Informatică economică
issn 1453-1305
1842-8088
publishDate 2009-01-01
description The paper discusses appropriate policy measures for achieving universal access to broadband services in Europe. Access can be delivered by means of many different technology solutions described in the paper. This means a greater degree of competition and affects the kind of policy measures to be applied. The paper concludes that other policy measure than the classical universal service obligation are in play, and discusses various policy measures taking the Lisbon process as a point of departure. Available policy measures listed in the paper include, universal service obligation, harmonization, demand stimulation, public support for extending the infrastructure, public private partnerships (PPP), and others.
topic Broadband
universal service
broadband policy
public private partnership
Lisbon process
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