Study identifies a strong relationship between price and service offerings and the level of competition in a market.
Dan Mahoney and Greg Rafert, “Broadband Competition Helps to Drive Lower Prices and Faster Download Speeds for U.S. Residential Consumers” Analysis Group (Nov. 2016).
Hanns Kuttner, “The Economic Impact of Rural Broadband” The Hudson Institute (April 2016).
Michael Kotrous & James Bailey, “Gigabit Fiber Networks & Speed Competition in the United States: Cross-Sectional Analysis at the Census Block Level” (2015) available on SSRN.
Michael Minges, “Exploring the Relationship Between Broadband and Economic Growth” World Development Report (2016)
Remarks of Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, at the The U.S. Internet Governance Forum.
A discussion of the multistakeholder process as a tool for addressing the key issues that exist in the Internet policy space and to reaffirm our strong support for the model in the work we do. Delivered on July 16, 2015.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report examining the economic impact of the Rural Utilities Service’s (RUS) Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program.
Report Issued March 27, 2015.
Blair Levin & Denise Linn: A Guide for Community Leaders Seeking Affordable, Abundant Bandwidth
Published by Gig.U and the Benton Foundation