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Broadband

“Broadband” refers to high-speed data networks that allow users to access Internet services such as streaming media, VoIP, etc. Broadband is often defined by regulators based on the data rates or “speed” the network provides. The speeds which define broadband have changed – and will continue to change – as technologies improve and infrastructure investments continue.

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Research Articles

Title	Author	Year
Policy, Legal and Regulatory Implications of a Europe-Only Cloud Reports of surveillance by the United States lead Europeans to propose a Europe-only cloud, also called the “Schengen cloud.” A Europe-only cloud would require complex legal and technical limits on the routing of data.	Chris Reed, Christopher Millard, Ian Walden, Jon Crowcroft, Jatinder Singh, W. Kuan Hon	2016
Does Service Bundling Reduce Churn? This study considers whether firms that sell telecommunications services as a bundle find it easier to retain customers. The data shows that bundling does reduce “churn” for pay television, broadband, and telephone service.	Shane Greenstein, Jeffrey Prince	2014
Does Working from Home Work? Evidence from a Chinese Experiment Firms and economists disagree as to whether allowing employees to work from home is a good practice. This study shows that many workers are more productive when working from home; however, home workers may be promoted less often.	Nicholas Bloom, D. John Roberts, James Liang, Zhichun Jenny Ying	2014
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Singapore’s Economic Growth This study reviewed Singapore’s economic growth from 1990-2008. Investment in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) lead to growth of average labor productivity (ALP) and gross domestic product (GDP) growth. ICT investment in became more important over time, while as the importance of ICT manufacturing declined.	Khuong Minh Vu	2013
Evidence of a Modest Price Decline in US Broadband Services This paper shows that, adjusting for quality, the price of broadband Internet access in the US declined slightly from 2004 to 2009.	Shane Greenstein, Ryan McDevitt	2011
Broadband Bonus, The: Estimating Broadband Internet's Economic Value This paper attempts to estimate the extent of economic gains from broadband adoption in the U.S.	Shane Greenstein, Ryan McDevitt	2011
The Next Digital Decade This book looks at the future of the Internet, asking how Internet economics and regulation are likely to change.	John Palfrey, Tim Wu, Jonathan Zittrain, Hal R. Varian, Geoffrey Manne, James Grimmelmann, Yochai Benkler, Robert D. Atkinson, David R. Johnson, Frank Pasquale, Ethan Zuckerman, Michael Zimmer, Adam Thierer, Paul Szynol, Berin Szoka, Milton Mueller, Evgeny Morozov, Mark MacCarthy, Alex Kozinski, Andrew Keen, H. Brian Holland, Josh Goldfoot, Larry Downes, Ann M. Bartow, Stewart A. Baker, Eric Goldman	2011
The Challenge of Increasing Broadband Capacity This paper looks at technology that increases the bandwidth of existing networks that carry broadband traffic.	Dale Hatfield	2010
National Broadband Plan, The This paper considers problems the FCC will face in coming up with a national broadband plan for the United States.	Gregory L. Rosston	2010
Next Generation Connectivity Synopsis coming soon	Urs Gasser, Robert Faris, Yochai Benkler, Stephen Schultze, Laura Miyakawa	2009

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Kevin Werbach
University of Pennsylvania
Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Networks and Infrastructure, Broadband, Wireless, Net Neutrality

Christopher Yoo
University of Pennsylvania
Intellectual Property, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Networks and Infrastructure, Broadband, Net Neutrality

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Your Internet Privacy Should Be Up For Sale

University of Chicago law professor Omri Ben-Shahar questions the FCC’s quest to regulate privacy for Internet providers.

Omri Ben-Shahar

August 19, 2016

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Broadband Access and Infrastructure

High-speed Internet access – often referred to as “broadband” – is a set of technologies that, taken together, are recognized as a potential catalyst for global economic and social change.

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How Will COVID-19 Change the World by 2025? How Remote Learning Changes Education

"To close the digital divide, the federal government needs to view broadband like the US Postal Service when it was first developed, concentrating on connecting all citizens rather than just communities where the service makes economic sense." — Randal Picker, Professor of Law, University of Chicago

Randal Picker
Futurity
May 6, 2020

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