The impact of tariff diversity on broadband diffusion: An empirical analysis

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This paper provides an empirical analysis how tariff diversity affects fixed-line broadband uptake, utilizing a new data set with 1497 fixed-line and 2158 mobile broadband tariffs from 91 countries across the globe. An instrumental variable approach is applied to estimate demand, controlling for various industry and socio-economic factors. The empirical results indicate that, firstly, lower prices, more tariff diversity and higher income increase broadband penetration. Secondly, inter-platform competition and mobile broadband prices are not found to have a significant effect on fixed-line broadband penetration. This suggests that low prices and the diversity of broadband offerings are more important drivers of fixed broadband adoption than competition between various technologies (cable networks, fixed-line telephone networks, mobile networks).

Angaben zum Objekt

• ISBN: 978-3-86304-155-7
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: DICE Discussion Paper ; No. 156

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Information and Internet Services; Computer Software ; Telecommunications
• Thema: Broadband prices ; Tariff diversity ; Broadband demand ; Broadband penetration ; Broadband uptake ; Price discrimination ; Inter-platform competition

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Haucap, Justus ; Heimeshoff, Ulrich ; Lange, Mirjam R. J.
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
• (wo): Düsseldorf
• (wann): 2014

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/100086
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ