Factors determining municipal broadband strategies across Europe

Troulos, C; Maglaris, V

dc.contributor.author	Troulos, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Maglaris, V	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:35:44Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:35:44Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	0308-5961	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/21168
dc.subject	Broadband	en
dc.subject	Europe	en
dc.subject	Infrastructure development	en
dc.subject	Municipal strategies	en
dc.subject.classification	Communication	en
dc.subject.classification	Information Science & Library Science	en
dc.subject.classification	Telecommunications	en
dc.subject.other	Broadband	en
dc.subject.other	Broadband connectivity	en
dc.subject.other	Broadband development	en
dc.subject.other	Broadband infrastructure	en
dc.subject.other	Digital economy	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	High-speed	en
dc.subject.other	Holistic view	en
dc.subject.other	In-fiber	en
dc.subject.other	Infrastructure development	en
dc.subject.other	Infrastructure project	en
dc.subject.other	International community	en
dc.subject.other	Key elements	en
dc.subject.other	Local community	en
dc.subject.other	Municipal strategies	en
dc.subject.other	Private sectors	en
dc.subject.other	Public involvement	en
dc.subject.other	Regulatory frameworks	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunications industry	en
dc.subject.other	Wholesale services	en
dc.subject.other	Public utilities	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication industry	en
dc.title	Factors determining municipal broadband strategies across Europe	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.telpol.2011.07.008	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2011.07.008	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	Recognizing that high-speed broadband connectivity emerges as a key element for growth, city authorities engage in fiber access deployments to empower their local communities in the digital economy. Currently, a growing number of municipal fiber projects are underway or planned while the international community and the telecommunications industry are yet undecided about the role and type of municipal intervention. This paper takes a holistic view of municipal broadband in Europe, aiming to understand the factors that determine municipal strategies in fixed Next-Generation Access (NGA) networks and the implications of municipal broadband to regulation and markets. The data suggests that the determining factors are (a) the engagement of public utilities; (b) the involvement of the private sector in joint infrastructure projects; (c) the local demand for retail and wholesale services; and (d) the institutional and regulatory framework at the European and national scale. The findings of the study indicate that (a) municipal initiatives are highly dependent on national factors, thus the resulting interventions fare strong resemblance within a single country, while they can be substantially different across national contexts; (b) current EU provisions for public involvement in broadband development stimulate municipal plans for large scale arrangements; and (c) national regulatory frameworks, that primarily address vertical integrated incumbents and nationwide markets, may need adjustments to handle emerging access monopolies of regional and city broadband infrastructures. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Telecommunications Policy	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.telpol.2011.07.008	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000296987900006	en
dc.identifier.volume	35	en
dc.identifier.issue	9-10	en
dc.identifier.spage	842	en
dc.identifier.epage	856	en