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Broadband and narrowband Internet in Nepal

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  • Jitendra Parajuli

    (George Mason University)

  • Kingsley E. Haynes

    (George Mason University
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

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This paper examines the relationship between asymmetric digital subscriber line (broadband) and dial-up (narrowband) Internet subscribers in Nepal. While the number of broadband subscribers is increasing, the number of narrowband subscribers has been decreasing over the last couple of years. As expected, broadband subscribers “Granger cause” narrowband subscribers to decline. This suggests that digital subscriber lines are a superior good that is a substitute and replace dial-up services. This relationship should be stable in the short-run. The public sector incumbent Nepal Telecom provides both digital subscriber lines and dial-up access while commercial Internet Service Providers supply dial-up services. Hence, a large proportion of the revenue of the commercial providers is likely to be eroded compared to the incumbent. Given this context and to ensure that there is free and fair competition to support rapid growth in the Internet sector, the Government of Nepal needs to address important regulatory and policy issues related to this narrowband–broadband transition.

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  • Jitendra Parajuli & Kingsley E. Haynes, 2017. "Broadband and narrowband Internet in Nepal," Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, Springer, vol. 1(1), pages 85-97, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:apjors:v:1:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1007_s41685-017-0009-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s41685-017-0009-5
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    Keywords

    Narrowband; Broadband; Internet; Dial-up; Asymmetric digital subscriber line; Nepal;
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    JEL classification:

    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
    • L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models

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