Canada, South Korea, Netherlands and Sweden: regulatory implications of the convergence of telecommunications, broadcasting and Internet services

Wu, Irene S.

doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2003.05.001

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“…As the early histories of broadband adoption were told, Canada was often identified as a global broadband leader (Frieden, 2005;Ovum, 2006;Wu, 2004 Indeed, prior to 2006, the Canadian government actively promoted an "information society" agenda, attempting to develop infrastructure and services that would enable Canada to become the "most connected" country in the world (Chretien, 2000;Information Highway Advisory Council, 1996, 1997Manley, 1999 Canadians project, with an investment of $225 million (CAD) to extend the reach of broadband networks at speeds of 1.5 Mbps to unserved areas (Industry Canada, 2009c). The project will fund up to 50% of project costs (Industry Canada, 2009b).…”

Section: Broadband Policy Developments and The Regulatory Environmentmentioning

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The impact of facilities and service-based competition on internet services provision in the Canadian broadband market

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Middleton

2010

Telematics and Informatics

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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.

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The impact of facilities and service-based competition on internet services provision in the Canadian broadband market

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Middleton

2010

Telematics and Informatics

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“…According to industry statistics of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA, 2005b), as of September 2005, the total number of cable modem and residential cable telephony customers in the United States was 24 million and 4.5 million, respectively. This movement of cable operators to diversification of businesses is not just limited to the U.S. cable industry but is also common in the global cable industry (Wu, 2004). …”

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Triple-Play Competition in the U.S. Telecommunications Industry: Exploring Cable Operators' Adoption Pattern of Triple-Bundled Services

Seo

2007

International Journal on Media Management

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“…Firstly, by combining theoretical analysis with empirical research, it helps to explain the complexity of industry convergence. The extant literature on industry convergence generally uses concept frameworks and case studies [15][16][17], although a few quantitative investigations have focused on measuring industry convergence [2,18]. The perspective of an industry platform is useful to understand firm conduct in a converging industry [19,20], while the traditional theoretical framework of industrial organization enables analysis of firm conduct in industries where market boundaries are clear [21].…”

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Exploring Performance Determinants of China’s Cable Operators and OTT Service Providers in the Era of Digital Convergence—From the Perspective of an Industry Platform

2017

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This paper investigates key determinants of business performance in China's video industry in the era of digital convergence. Specifically, we analyze China's OTT (over-the-top) service providers and cable operators based on the perspective of an industry platform, which acts as the core module of a business ecosystem and is capable of facilitating and coordinating interdependence among different agents. Panel data models are established to empirically explore what factors impact the performance of these two types of players. The findings demonstrate that both platform use and the size of an installed base are crucial for the determinants of the performance of OTT service providers and cable operators. An online video platform can also benefit from an increasing proportion of mobile viewers by implementing a multi-screen strategy. Further, an OTT service provider can profit from the interaction between its installed base and UGC (user-generated content), while cable operators can take advantage of positive feedback between their demand side and supply side.

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Canada, South Korea, Netherlands and Sweden: regulatory implications of the convergence of telecommunications, broadcasting and Internet services

Cited by 56 publications

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The impact of facilities and service-based competition on internet services provision in the Canadian broadband market

The impact of facilities and service-based competition on internet services provision in the Canadian broadband market

Triple-Play Competition in the U.S. Telecommunications Industry: Exploring Cable Operators' Adoption Pattern of Triple-Bundled Services

Exploring Performance Determinants of China’s Cable Operators and OTT Service Providers in the Era of Digital Convergence—From the Perspective of an Industry Platform

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