Adoption, usage, and global impact of broadband technologies : diffusion, practice, and policy /

"This book provides a comprehensive coverage of broadband deployment, diffusion, adoption, usage, and policies as they have been realized by research in many countries around the world"--Provided by publisher.

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Other Authors: Dwivedi, Yogesh Kumar
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hershey, Pa. : Information Science Reference, c2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Country Analysis and National Policies. 1. Still in Pursuit of the Fast Lane: The Crawl to Broadband Freedom / Justin Henley Beneke
  • 2. Strategic Interaction under Asymmetric Regulation: The Case of New Zealand / Bronwyn Howel
  • 3. Examining the Influence of Government Policy on Broadband Internet Access: The Case of China / Qiuyan Fan
  • 4. The Federal Communication Commission's National Broadband Plan / John B. Meisel, John C. Navin, Timothy S. Sullivan
  • 5. Broadband and Structural Separation from the Perspective of Transaction Cost Economics / Hidenori Fuke
  • 6. Mobile Phones: Like any Other ICT? The Case of Greece and its Adoption of Mobile Phones from a Socio-Cultural Perspective / Panayiota Tsatsou
  • Section 2. Cross-Country Analysis and Global Perspectives on Policies and Strategies. 7. The Effectiveness of Government Policies in Broadband Deployment: An Assessment of Singapore, Hong Kong SAR and South Korea / Elizabeth Fife, Francis Pereira
  • Contents note continued: 8. Best Practices and Strategies for Broadband Deployment: Lessons learned from Around the World / Christos Bouras, Apostolos Gkamas, Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos
  • 9. The European Research and Education Networks: Ensuring Europe's Leadership in e-Science / Simon JE Taylor
  • Section 3. Impact and Social Consequences of Broadband Diffusion. 10. Toward Understanding U.S. Rural-Urban Differences in Broadband Internet Adoption and Use / Peter Stenberg, Mitchell Morehart
  • 11. Information Communication Technology (ICT) for Rural Women's Life in Bangladeshi Villages / Md. Mahfiz Ashraf, Helena Grunfeld, Syeda Rownak Afza, Bushra Tahseen Malik
  • 12. The Application of Social Network Websites as a Marketing Platform to the Youth: An Emerging Market Perspective / Justin Henley Beneke
  • 13. Consumer Usage of Broadband Internet Services: An Analysis of the Case of Portugal / Janice A. Hauge, Mark A. Jamison, Mircea I. Marcu
  • Contents note continued: Section 4. Technological Advances and its Impact on Emerging Applications. 14. Evolution in Broadband Technology and Future of Wireless Broadband / Banani Nandi, Ganesh K. Subramaniam
  • 15. Strategic Moves Related to Broadband Diffusion on the French VoD and TV Market / Nabyla Daidj, Pierre Vidal
  • 16. Media Platform Competition: The Displacement Effect of IPTV on Cable TV in Taiwan / Yu-li Liu Wen-Yi Hsu.