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Residential And Business Broadband Prices: Data Appendix, Scott J. Wallsten, James Riso
Residential And Business Broadband Prices: Data Appendix, Scott J. Wallsten, James Riso
Scott J. Wallsten
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An Economic Overview Of The Implications For Online Video Of The Proposed Comcast-Nbcu Transaction, Scott J. Wallsten
An Economic Overview Of The Implications For Online Video Of The Proposed Comcast-Nbcu Transaction, Scott J. Wallsten
Scott J. Wallsten
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Residential Broadband Competition In The United States, Scott J. Wallsten, Colleen Mallahan
Residential Broadband Competition In The United States, Scott J. Wallsten, Colleen Mallahan
Scott J. Wallsten
This paper uses a new FCC dataset on residential broadband subscribership and speeds at the census tract level combined with data from a number of additional sources to explore the state of broadband competition in the U.S. and test the effects of competition on speeds, penetration, and prices.
We find that the number of wireline providers in a census tract is positively correlated with the highest available broadband speeds, even when controlling for housing density, household income, state fixed effects, and endogenizing the number of providers. That is, we find that DSL, cable, and fiber speeds are each significantly higher …