Rethinking universal service for a next generation network environment (STI Digital Economy Paper 113)

In many OECD countries, a primary longer term issue is how to provide universal service in the new competitive environment where voice is ubiquitous and cheap, voice revenues low and where voice has become just one of many applications provided on networks.

Digital Broadband Content: Public Sector Information (STI Digital Economy Paper 112)

Public Sector Information (PSI) is the raw material for applications across a wide range of industries. This study gives an overview of the main areas of PSI and their commercial applications, and addresses issues related to improving access to public sector content.

The secondary market for domain names (STI Digital Economy Paper 111)

The paper provides an overview of recent developments in Internet domain name markets, and more specifically, in the market for secondary domain names that is largely driven by Internet advertising on search engines.

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID): Drivers, Challenges and Public Policy Considerations (STI Digital Economy Paper 110)

RFID touches on several regulatory and/or policy issues with potentially wide-ranging social, economic, as well as national security implications, including international trade, intellectual property rights, standards, spectrum, security, and privacy

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• Proceedings: Foresight Forum "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Applications and Public Policy Considerations", 5 October 2005

Policy considerations of VoIP (STI Digital Economy Paper 109)

VoIP applications have the potential to reduce prices for voice communications and enhance competition in voice markets by lowering entry barriers to these markets.

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The implications of WiMAX for competition and regulation (STI Digital Economy Paper 108)

The new WiMAX equipment could play a key role in helping bridge the digital divide as long-distance wireless links could help deliver higher-speed access to areas traditionally out of reach of fixed-line networks.

The Share of Employment Potentailly Affected by Offshoring - an Empirical Investigation (STI Digital Economy Paper 107)

This report examines the statistical relationship between the share of employment potentially affected by ICT-enabled offshoring of services and other economic and structural developments, using some simple descriptive regressions on a panel of OECD economies between 1996 and 2003.

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The policy implications of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) (STI Digital Economy Paper 106)

VoIP traffic is growing rapidly in conjunction with the growth in broadband connections, in particular digital subscriber lines (DSL) and cable modems. According to a recent survey, VoIP is growing at twice the rate of traditional switched voice.

Telecommunication regulatory institutional structures and responsibilities (STI Digital Economy Paper 105)

The jurisdiction of regulators has changed in many countries as responsibilities, formerly with ministries, was transferred to regulators.