Telecommunications and Internet Policy

The OECD (www.oecd.org/sti/telecom) reviews telecommunications and Internet policy, promotes exchange of experience among OECD members and reviews developments in information infrastructure (regulatory reform, convergence of telecommunication, Internet, cable television and broadcasting networks). The OECD broadband portal provides access to a range of broadband-related statistics gathered by the OECD.

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OECD Communications Outlook 2009

11-Aug-2009

This new edition presents the most recent comparable data on the performance of the communication sector in OECD countries and on their policy frameworks. The 2009 edition analyses the communications sector over the years following the "dot com bubble" crisis and explores future developments. It provides an extensive range of indicators for the development of different communications networks and compares performance indicators such as revenue, investment, employment and prices for service throughout the OECD area.

Mobile broadband: Pricing and services

08-Jul-2009

Mobile broadband growth is significant in markets where data are available. Although data is not yet easily available, this paper provides an overview of prices, speeds and data caps of mobile broadband services.

Broadband over power lines (BPL): Developments and policy issues

01-Jul-2009

BPL technology seems to have a high potential to provide ubiquitous broadband access to households and businesses across a country. The fact that electricity is provided on a nationwide basis seemingly gives BPL an advantage.

 

ENUM: Converging telephone numbers and addresses in next generation networks

01-Jul-2009

This paper provides an overview of developments in numbering, naming and addressing in the context of Next Generation Networks (NGN) with a focus on ENUM (tElephone NUmber Mapping). ENUM comprises a diverse set of standards and non-standardised mechanisms for transforming public telephone numbers into unique domain names.

The role of communication infrastructure investment in economic recovery

19-May-2009

Policy makers need to evaluate the costs and benefits of any public investment in telecommunication infrastructure and select projects which can stimulate current demand but simultaneously expand the productive capacity of the economy in the longer term.

Network externality premiums and international telecommunication traffic exchange

17-Apr-2009

The aim of this paper is to examine the economic impact of proposals to add a non-cost “premium” to international telecommunication charges. This work follows up on earlier OECD work which examined international traffic exchange.

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OECD Communications Outlook 2009