Broadband: Bringing Home the Bits
Broadband: Bringing Home the Bits
Wholesale market definition in telecommunications: The issue of wholesale broadband access
Telecommunications Policy
The role of government in broadband access
Telecommunications Policy
Equality of access and local loop unbundling in the UK broadband telecommunications market
Telematics and Informatics
Did federal regulation discourage facilities-based entry into US local telecommunications markets?
Telecommunications Policy
Triple play: How do we secure future benefits?
Telecommunications Policy
Innovation, convergence and the role of regulation in the Netherlands and beyond
Telecommunications Policy
Regulation and the promotion of investment in next generation networks-A European dilemma
Telecommunications Policy
Identifying best practices for supporting broadband growth: Methodology and analysis
Journal of Network and Computer Applications
Can open internet access be imposed upon European CATV networks?
Telecommunications Policy
Multilevel governance and broadband infrastructure development: Evidence from Canada
Telecommunications Policy
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A variety of studies have focused on the effect of competition in broadband markets on increasing broadband penetration rates. Few studies however have focused on the extent to which competition also results in innovation in the marketplace, as demonstrated by increased broadband speeds, and other improvements that provide value to broadband users. This paper considers the effectiveness of market competition as a means of encouraging broadband providers to offer innovative services that meet citizens' increasing needs for affordable high quality and high speed broadband connectivity. The study focuses on the provision of broadband services in Canada, a country where consumers were early adopters of broadband and where the policy environment has encouraged competition in the broadband market from its inception. Drawing on data from the OECD and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the paper demonstrates that Canada's regulatory regime does not appear to be sufficient to enable a competitive marketplace that results in the provision of innovative broadband services.