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The Good News About US Broadband

Broadband Policy Summit IVJune 12, 2008

Scott [email protected]

www.techpolicyinstitute.org www.wallsten.net


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Sources: European Community (2007); US Census (2007), Pew Internet & American Life Foundation (2006); Korean National InformationSociety Agency (2007); Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (2007). See footnote 8 in Wallsten (2008).

October 2007March 2007

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OECD (and FCC) cant count business connections

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66 million connections (OECD)72 million workplace

138 million U.S. wired broadband connections

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Why is the U.S. OECD rank falling?

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Household size.Countries with larger households will have fewer connections per capita.

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Hermitopiapopulation: 20

Grphaus Republicpopulation: 20

2001 penetration rateshousehold: 5% household: 25%per capita: 5% per capita: 5%

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Hermitopiapopulation: 20

Grphaus Republicpopulation: 20



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Speedsconsider actual, not advertised

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Source: Speedtest.net. Scott Wallsten


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A National Broadband Policy

! Make more spectrum available.

! Study existing programs.

! U.S. Census should continue to gather annual data.

! Gather better data on business broadband.

! Require cost-benefit analysis of any proposal.

! Focus on removing potential entry barriers.

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Conclusion

Relax. Were fine.

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