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9780387253862

Broadband in Europe

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  • ISBN13:

    9780387253862

  • ISBN10:

    0387253866

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-09-01
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag

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Summary

"These articles, which were commissioned by the Brussels Round Table, a forum for leading EU communications operators and equipment manufacturers, comprise the first book to focus specifically on broadband in Europe. They examine the deployment of broadband and then use the analysis to make policy recommendations related to telecommunications regulation." "This volume will be of particular interest to telecommunications managers, policy makers, and scholars in schools of law, business, public policy, economics, communication, and engineering."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Hal J. Singer is co-founder and President of Criterion Economics, L.L.C., Washington, D.C. J. Gregory Sidak is Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; and F. K. Weyerhaeuser Fellow in Law and Economics Emeritus, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, D.C. Richard A. D. Marsden is a managing consultant with DotEcon, London. Dan Maldoom is co-founder of DotEcon, London.

Table of Contents

Tables and figures vii
Preface xi
1 Introduction 1(2)
2 Broadband and why it matters 3(22)
2.1 What is broadband?
3(5)
2.2 The importance of broadband to the EU economy
8(3)
2.3 Broadband delivery technologies
11(14)
3 Competition in broadband markets 25(32)
3.1 Facilities-based and access-based competition
25(11)
3.2 The current state of broadband competition
36(17)
3.3 Summary of country case studies
53(4)
4 New entry and market outlook 57(22)
4.1 Entrant choices
57(10)
4.2 Entrant case studies
67(3)
4.3 The future evolution of broadband competition
70(9)
5 Analysis of competition in broadband markets 79(42)
5.1 Defining the market
79(17)
5.2 The desirability of facilities-based competition
96(6)
5.3 Access to networks
102(8)
5.4 What drives penetration?
110(11)
6 Appropriate policies for broadband regulation 121(22)
6.1 Overview of the regulatory regime in the EU
121(3)
6.2 Potential flaws in the existing regime
124(9)
6.3 Subsidies and USO requirements
133(3)
6.4 Appropriate policy for broadband
136(5)
6.5 The role of the European Commission
141(2)
7 Conclusion 143(8)
Annex I: Country case studies 151(24)
A. Germany
151(3)
B. Netherlands
154(3)
C. Ireland
157(4)
D. South Korea
161(4)
E. Sweden
165(4)
F. United Kingdom
169(1)
G. United States
170(5)
Annex II: Entrant case studies 175(22)
A. Bredbandsbolaget in Sweden
175(3)
B. e.Biscom (FastWeb) in Italy
178(3)
C. HanseNet in Germany
181(1)
D. ONO in Spain
182(5)
E. UPC (chello) in nine European countries
187(4)
F U.S. CLECs
191(6)
Annex III: A brief introduction to market definition 197(2)
Glossary 199(4)
References 203(12)
Academic publication
203(2)
Regulator and government material
205(4)
Industry surveys, news reports and corporate material
209(6)
Index 215

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