Development of third-generation mobile services in the OECD (STI Digital Economy Paper 85)

The commercialisation of Third Generation (3G) mobile services in the OECD has been delayed for a number of reasons. These include the delay in delivery of 3G terminal equipment, other technological problems and the financial crises affecting the telecommunications industry

Generic top level domain names: market development and allocation issues (STI Digital Economy Paper 84)

The Domain Name System’s need to have unique identifiers, and a consequent need for there to be a single registry for each name, means that any registry can exercise a degree of monopoly power over the domain for which it has responsibility.

The implications of convergence for regulation of electronic communications (STI Digital Economy Paper 83)

Digital technologies and the diffusion of new transmission technologies have increased the number of platforms capable of providing video transmission, and have also altered the traditional characteristics of broadcasting.

The development of broadband access in rural and remote areas (STI Digital Economy Paper 80)

As the development of broadband access builds momentum, policy makers are increasingly turning their attention to the availability of these services in rural and remote areas.

Broadband audio-visual services : Market developments in OECD Countries

Broadband Internet is providing not only text, data and images, but also entertainment content, resulting in a process whereby Internet (telecommunications) and broadcasting applications are starting to converge.

Spectrum Allocation: Auctions and Comparative Selection Procedures

The purpose of this report is to examine the pros and cons of the assignment of spectrum based on auctions and assignment based on a comparative selection (beauty contest).

Ministry of Infrastructures

Industry Canada

Bremische Landesmedienanstalt

Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes