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1 online resource (321 pages) |
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Donald McGannon Research Center's Everett C. Parker Book Series (FUP) |
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Donald McGannon Research Center's Everett C. Parker Book Series (FUP)
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Numbers That Matter; PART I: THEORY; 1. Beyond Broadband Access: What Do We Need to Measure and How Do We Measure It?; 2. Understanding Digital Gaps: A Quartet of Empirical Methodologies; 3. Broadband Microfoundations: The Need for Traffic Data; 4. Adoption Factors of Ubiquitous Broadband; 5. Data and Modeling Challenges in International Comparisons; 6. Data, Policy, and Democracy; 7. "Rulers of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens": Does Democracy Count?; PART II: THE USE AND ABUSE OF DATA IN INFORMATION POLICY MAKING |
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8. PhD Heal Thyself: In Search of Evidence-based Research for Evidence-based Policy9. Case Studies in Results-Driven Decision Making at the FCC; 10. The Determinants of Disconnectedness: Understanding US Broadband Unavailability; 11. European Broadband Spending: Implications of Input-Output Analysis and Opportunity Costs; 12. Using Data for Policy Development: Designing a Universal Service Fund for Tanzania; Notes; Bibliography; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Summary |
After broadband access, what next? What role do metrics play in understanding ""information societies""? And, more importantly, in shaping their policies? Beyond counting people with broadband access, how can economic and social metrics inform broadband policies, help evaluate their outcomes, and create useful models for achieving national goals? This timely volume examines not only the traditional questions about broadband, like availability and access, but also explores and evaluates new metrics more applicable to the evolving technologies of information access. Beyond Broadband Access bring |
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Broadband |
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broadband access |
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digital divide |
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information and communication technology (ict) |
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information society |
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metrics |
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policy |
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universal service |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Telecommunication policy.
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Broadband communication systems.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Media & Communications.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Telecommunications.
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Broadband communication systems
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Telecommunication policy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schejter, Amit M
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| ISBN |
9780823252084 |
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0823252086 |
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