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Broadband universal service: A future path for Europe?

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  • Erik Bohlin
  • Orada Teppayayon

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Encouraging broadband availability to all end-users is one of the priority policies of government around the world. In the EU, several policies have been initiated. Among them, the inclusion of broadband in the scope of universal service has been discussed. This paper provides an overview of the current state and trends of universal service with focus on broadband access in the European Union. In particular, a historical overview is given of the universal service legislation and various policies initiatives in the EU, emphasising that future broadband universal service has long-standing antecedents, going back to the 1980s. However, broadening the scope of universal service has many different contexts to be considered, and balancing between contexts must be done carefully.

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  • Erik Bohlin & Orada Teppayayon, 2009. "Broadband universal service: A future path for Europe?," International Journal of Management and Network Economics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(3), pages 275-298.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmnec:v:1:y:2009:i:3:p:275-298
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    1. Srinuan, Chalita, 2014. "Uncertainty of public pay phone in Thailand: Implications for the universal service obligation," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 38(8), pages 730-740.
    2. Orada TEPPAYAYON & Erik BOHLIN, 2010. "Broadband universal service in Europe:A review of policy consultations 2005-2010," Communications & Strategies, IDATE, Com&Strat dept., vol. 1(80), pages 21-42, 4th quart.
    3. Nucciarelli, Alberto & Sadowski, Bert M. & Ruhle, Ernst-Olav, 2012. "Should next generation access networks fall within the scope of universal service? A EU 27 perspective," 23rd European Regional ITS Conference, Vienna 2012 60393, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).
    4. Teppayayon, Orada & Bohlin, Erik, 2011. "Evolution of the EU broadband policy: Towards an integrated framework?," 22nd European Regional ITS Conference, Budapest 2011: Innovative ICT Applications - Emerging Regulatory, Economic and Policy Issues 52162, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).
    5. Stocker, Volker & Whalley, Jason, 2019. "Who replies to consultations, and what do they say? The case of broadband universal service in the UK," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(8), pages 1-1.
    6. Batura, Olga, 2016. "Can a revision of the universal service scope result in substantive change? An analysis of the EU׳s universal service review mechanism," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 40(1), pages 14-21.
    7. van Eijk, Nico & Poort, Joost, 2012. "Universal service and disabled people," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 85-95.
    8. Lee, Hyeongjik & Jeong, Seonkoo & Lee, Kwanghee, 2021. "Estimating the deployment costs of broadband universal service via fiber networks in Korea," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(4).

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