Unbundling and infrastructure competition for broadband adoption
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the impact of local loop unbundling and infrastructure competition on broadband adoption and show that infrastructure competition can be used as a strategy when there are already enough infrastructures in the area or country.
About: This article is published in Telecommunications Policy.The article was published on 2014-09-01. It has received 20 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Unbundling & Local-loop unbundling.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors used time-series data to provide an empirical analysis of how the differentiation of broadband tariffs with respect to retail prices affects fixed broadband subscription, based on a unique dataset of 10,200 retail broadband offers spanning the 2003-2011 period and including 23 EU member states.
Abstract: While second-degree price discrimination is standard in commercial practice in many industries, consumer advocates and public interest groups have reacted with skepticism to tendencies to move away from flat rates and introduce greater tariff diversity. This paper uses time-series data to provide an empirical analysis of how the differentiation of broadband tariffs with respect to retail prices affects fixed broadband subscription. The empirical analysis is based on a unique dataset of 10,200 retail broadband offers spanning the 2003–2011 period and including 23 EU member states. Results show that an increase in tariff diversity provides a significant impetus to broadband adoption, wherefore demands by several public interest groups to limit price discrimination in broadband markets should be viewed with some caution as reduced price discrimination may come at the cost of lower penetration rates.
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...18Standardizing the price with the download speed is common in the empirical literature to capture quality differences (Kongaut and Bohlin, 2014; Garcia-Murillo, 2005; Lin and Wu, 2013; Lee et al., 2011)....
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...The first strand examines socio-economic, geographic, and policy factors, such as income, level of urbanization, and the regulatory regime (e.g., Garcia-Murillo, 2005; Lin and Wu, 2013; Galperin and Ruzzier, 2013; Kongaut and Bohlin, 2014)....
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...…a large body of empirical literature emerged, carving out determinants of broadband adoption (Denni and Gruber, 2007; Gruber and Koutroumpis, 2013; Kongaut and Bohlin, 2014; Briglauer, 2014), but despite a general consensus that the price level plays an important role, neither the determinants of…...
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...1 As a result, in recent years a large body of empirical literature emerged, carving out determinants of broadband adoption (Denni and Gruber, 2007; Gruber and Koutroumpis, 2013; Kongaut and Bohlin, 2014; Briglauer, 2014), but despite a general consensus that the price level plays an important role, neither the determinants of broadband internet access prices nor the resulting pricing structure came under increased scrutiny....
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an empirical analysis of broadband tariffs with respect to retail prices and show that an increase in tariff diversity provides a significant impetus to broadband adoption, wherefore demands by some public interest groups to limit price discrimination in broadband markets should be viewed with some caution as reduced price discrimination may come at the cost of lower penetration rates.
Abstract: While second-degree price discrimination is standard in commercial practice in many industries, consumer advocates and public interest groups have reacted with skepticism against tendencies to move away from flat rates and introduce greater tariff diversity. This paper provides an empirical analysis how the differentiation of broadband tariffs with respect to retail prices affects fixed broadband subscription using time-series data. The empirical analysis is based on a unique dataset of 10,200 retail broadband offers spanning the 2003-2011 period and including 23 EU member states. Results show that an increase in tariff diversity provides a significant impetus to broadband adoption, wherefore demands by some public interest groups to limit price discrimination in broadband markets should be viewed with some caution as reduced price discrimination may come at the cost of lower penetration rates.
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TL;DR: Rabogadi et al. as discussed by the authors conducted a qualitative multiple case study to explore strategies ICT service provider managers use to build employee competencies to address ICT infrastructure performance deficiencies and found that Botswana's information and communication technology (ICT) networked readiness index (NRI) had declined from position 89 in 2012 to 104 in 2015.
Abstract: Strategies Information and Communication Technology Managers Use to Build Employee Competencies by Thulaganyo Arnold Rabogadi MBA, De Montfort University, UK, 2006 BEng, Anglia Ruskin University, UK, 1995 Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Business Administration Walden University April 2017 Abstract The World Economic Forum (WEF) found that Botswana’s information and communication technology (ICT) networked readiness index (NRI) had declined from position 89 in 2012 to 104 in 2015. A decline in Botswana’s ICT NRI resulted in a modest gross domestic product (GDP) growth increasing from 4.2% in 2012 to 5.0% in 2015. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies ICTThe World Economic Forum (WEF) found that Botswana’s information and communication technology (ICT) networked readiness index (NRI) had declined from position 89 in 2012 to 104 in 2015. A decline in Botswana’s ICT NRI resulted in a modest gross domestic product (GDP) growth increasing from 4.2% in 2012 to 5.0% in 2015. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies ICT service provider managers use to build employee competencies to address ICT infrastructure performance deficiencies. The target population for this study consisted of over 120 managers from 2 ICT service providers located in Gaborone and Francistown in Botswana. The conceptual framework for this study was information technology (IT) competency model. Face-to-face interviews with 15 managers and a review of 12 company documents were gathered and all interpretations from the data were subjected to member checking to ensure the trustworthiness of the study findings. The thematic analyses of participants’ interviews and company documents resulted in the emergence of 3 common themes: developing professional employee competencies through training, promoting knowledge acquisition and skills transfer, and developing budgets for funding the development of employee competencies. Participants cited training and professional development as a reason for ICT infrastructure performance deficiencies. Social implications from this study include developing strategies business managers can use to build employee competencies to improve ICT infrastructure performance, which could result in improved services to citizens and enhanced national development, social transformation, and economic diversification. Strategies Information and Communication Technology Managers Use to Build Employee Competencies by Thulaganyo Arnold Rabogadi MBA, De Montfort University, UK, 2006 BEng, Anglia Ruskin University, UK, 1995 Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Business Administration Walden University April 2017 Dedication I dedicate the successful completion of this study to my student committee members: Dr. Cheryl McMahan, Dr. Jaime Klein, and Dr. Ify Diala-Nettles. I also dedicate this study to my wife Mrs. Botsalo Moroba Rabogadi and my children Onica, Emang, and Thabiso for the love and support they gave me throughout the DBA journey. I indeed experienced an uphill struggle, having to split my time between the study, work, family, and social life. The scholarly engagement widened the scope of my worldview and capacity to view and address personal, academic, and business problems with an open mind and willingness to engage in more challenging life endeavors. Acknowledgments I am indebted to my Doctoral Study Chair Dr. Cheryl McMahan, Second Committee Member, Dr. Jaime Klein, University Research Reviewer, Dr. Ify DialaNettles, and DBA Program Director, Dr. Freda Turner. It is also gratifying to thank members of the faculty in the School of Management and Technology at Walden University for the professional support they offered during my study. The Walden University stewardship in preparing researcher-practitioners equips scholars with practical and academic learning and added substantial value to my understanding of how business leaders develop employee skills to achieve competitive advantage in a changing business environment. I would also like to thank my colleagues at Walden University who worked tirelessly to support me during the DBA journey. My sincere gratitude goes to the study participants who contributed enormously to the success of this study for their commitment and dedication to data collection and analysis. I must also extend my thanks to the executive management teams of the research sites for their cooperation in granting permission to conduct this study at their sites.
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TL;DR: The econometric evidence confirms the results of the theoretical model and indicates that while inter-platform competition drives broadband adoption, competition in the market for DSL services does not play a significant role and lower unbundling prices stimulate broadband uptake.
Abstract: Broadband access provides users with high speed, always-on connectivity to the Internet. Due to its superiority, broadband is seen as the way for consumers and firms to exploit the great potentials of new applications. This has generated a policy debate on how to stimulate adoption of broadband technology. One of the most disputed issues is about competition policies: these may be intended to promote competition in the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) segment of the market (intra- platform competition), or to stimulate entry into the market for alternative platforms such as cable access or fiber optics (inter- platform competition). Using a model of oligopoly competition between differentiated products, our paper explicitly studies the effect of inter and intra platform competition on the diffusion of broadband access. The implications of the model are then tested using data from 14 European countries. The econometric evidence confirms the results of the theoretical model and indicates that while inter-platform competition drives broadband adoption, competition in the market for DSL services does not play a significant role. The results also confirm that lower unbundling prices stimulate broadband uptake.
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