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Universal Access to Broadband and Service Programs: A Comparative Study

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  • García Zaballos, Antonio
  • Foditsch, Nathalia

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Broadband is key to inclusive growth. It contributes substantially to socialand economic development in the areas of job creation, business investment, and online services, among others. Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have already initiated reforms of their telecommunications framework to advance broadband towards universal usage. On one hand, the universal access service (UAS) policies that are relatively solid in middle-income or emerging countries will attract significant financial resources to manage the high costs that relate to new infrastructure in rural areas. Depending on the country's topography, however, the possibilities for development may be limited and costly. On the other, UAS policies that are considered advanced or have been long established (and rely considerably on the private sector) will need to address the disbanding of old frameworks. The objective of this publication is to assist national authorities in the region as they bridge the gaps between their countries and those that have developed effective UAS policies.

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  • García Zaballos, Antonio & Foditsch, Nathalia, 2014. "Universal Access to Broadband and Service Programs: A Comparative Study," IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank, number 6735, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:idb:idbbks:6735
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    1. Angela Garcia Calvo, 2012. "Universal Service Policies in the Context of National Broadband Plans," OECD Digital Economy Papers 203, OECD Publishing.
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    Keywords

    Regulation; Infrastructure; Public policy; Telecommunications; Universal service access;
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    JEL classification:

    • L5 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy
    • L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications
    • L98 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Government Policy
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

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