The impact of tariff diversity on broadband penetration—An empirical analysis

Justus Haucap, Ulrich Heimeshoff and Mirjam Lange ()

Telecommunications Policy, 2016, vol. 40, issue 8, 743-754

Abstract: This paper provides an empirical analysis how tariff diversity affects fixed broadband penetration. To measure tariff diversity on a country-level a detailed data set comprising over 1000 fixed-line broadband tariffs is used. An instrumental variable approach is applied to estimate demand, controlling for various industry and socio-economic factors. Our results indicate that service-related and socio-economic factors affect broadband demand the most. An increase in tariff diversity provides a significant impetus to broadband adoption. A positive relationship is indicative of the importance of innovative pricing schemes in expediting the ascent of broadband internet access.

Keywords: L86, L96.; Broadband demand; Tariff diversity; Price discrimination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2015.09.005

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