FACTORS DRIVING THE BROADBAND INTERNET GROWTH IN THE OECD COUNTRIES

Petri Kero
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Petri Kero: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

Chapter 5 in Challenges in the Management of New Technologies, 2007, pp 59-68 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractBroadband Internet diffusion varies widely between the OECD countries. This paper examines the influence of several factors on the diffusion of broadband Internet. The crosssectional regression models are estimated using the data on broadband Internet subscribers in the OECD countries for the years 2001 and 2004. The basic findings are that preparedness for the broadband Internet, monthly price and the local loop unbundling are the most robust factors when explaining the broadband diffusion. Income and population density do not seem to have influence on broadband Internet penetration rates. Neither is the dummy variable for government ownership of the main telecommunication operators a statistically significant predictor of broadband diffusion.

Keywords: Management of Technology; Innovation Process; Knowledge Management; Cross-Border Collaboration; Interdisciplinary Collaboration; Indicators for Measuring Innovation; Business in High-Tech Industry; Sustainability; Social Aspects of Technology Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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