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The Future Of Digital Communications Research And Policy, Scott J. Wallsten
The Future Of Digital Communications Research And Policy, Scott J. Wallsten
Scott J. Wallsten
No abstract provided.
Residential And Business Broadband Prices Part 2: International Comparisons, Scott J. Wallsten, James Riso
Residential And Business Broadband Prices Part 2: International Comparisons, Scott J. Wallsten, James Riso
Scott J. Wallsten
For this project, we assemble a new dataset consisting of more than 25,000 residential and business broadband plans from all OECD countries from 2007–2009. We explore three issues: the relationship between plan components—such as metering—and consumer prices, price changes over time, and how broadband prices vary across countries.
This paper, part 2 of the project, studies prices and price changes over time in the United States and other OECD countries. We find that residential prices in the U.S. remained fairly stable overall in this time period for both standalone and triple play (voice, video, and data) plans, though prices for …
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
No abstract provided.
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
No abstract provided.
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 …