A 10 percentage-point increase in broadband results in a 1.3 % increase in economic growth

For every 10 percentage-point increase in high speed Internet connections there is an increase in economic growth of 1.3 percentage points. This is one of the conclusions from the World Bank report “Information and Communications for Development 2009: Extending Reach …Read more.

Posted by Andres Maz on July 08, 2009 at 11:57AM

Turning Universal Service Funds into Agents of Change

While research has shown conclusively that competition among service providers and diversity in technology platforms for connectivity are a major driver for telecom penetration, it would probably take a long time for the market to create enough commercial incentives to …Read more.

Posted by Andres Maz on February 09, 2009 at 06:59AM