Inventing the Internet
Digital Divide?: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide
Digital Divide?: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide
Accessibility of broadband telecommunication services by various segments of the American population
Communications Policy in Transition
The geodemographic correlates of broadband access and availability in the United States
Telematics and Informatics
The Corporate Digital Divide: Determinants of Internet Adoption
Management Science
Closing the rural broadband gap: Promoting adoption of the Internet in rural America
Telecommunications Policy
Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society, and Participation
Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society, and Participation
The economic impact of broadband on growth: A simultaneous approach
Telecommunications Policy
Broadband and contributions to economic growth: Lessons from the US experience
Telecommunications Policy
Geographic location and the diffusion of Internet technology
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
A conceptual framework for public-private interplay in the telecommunications sector
Telecommunications Policy
Public private partnerships as a tool for stimulating investments in broadband
Telecommunications Policy
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In addition to highlighting improvements in the availability and speed of broadband as a national priority, the National Broadband Plan also includes several recommendations for improving access and use of broadband by small businesses. The plan also recommends economic development officials include broadband in their local development strategies. While these are certainly import goals, more research is needed to evaluate how broadband impacts the regional business environment, and regional capacity to retain and attract businesses in particular industries. In order to further our understanding about the linkages between broadband and businesses, and the ability of places to retain and attract businesses in particular industries, this study will develop and estimate econometric models to better understand the linkages between broadband and firms in the knowledge intensive sector. Specifically, 54 metropolitan area specific models will be developed to examine regional variations in the linkages between broadband and firms in the knowledge intensive sector in 2004. Model results highlight the importance of broadband to knowledge firms in all but five metropolitan areas across the U.S. They also reveal variations in the impact of broadband on knowledge firm presence related to metropolitan area size and industrial legacy.