Penetration of broadband services – The role of policies
Telematics and InformaticsPublished 5 February 2007
Morten Falch
Citations57
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An overview of broadband policies in the EU, South Korea, Japan and US is provided, which discusses how active policy can stimulate the demand for broadband services.
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Penetration of broadband services is seen as a key for developing Europe into an information society. This paper provides an overview of broadband policies in the EU, South Korea, Japan and US. On this background, the paper discusses how active policy can stimulate the demand for broadband services.
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