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Internet Service Providers: The Italian Scenario

In: Information and Communication Technologies in Organizations and Society

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  • Francesco Bellini

    (Sapienza University of Rome)

  • Fabrizio D’Ascenzo

    (Sapienza University of Rome)

  • Valeria Traversi

    (Sapienza University of Rome)

Abstract

This paper shows the characteristics of the Italian Internet Providers’ market. The study is divided into three parts where different factors are analysed providing an observation of the targeted sector from different perspectives. After having identified the research objectives and the characteristics of the internet providers’ sector, the Italian Internet market is described through fundamental parameters such as the analysis of demand, global turnover and the analysis of different methods of access to the network. In the second part, we analyse the technical, economic and financial characteristics of the sector, through the study of fundamental elements such as technological readiness of ISPs and the structure of supply, taking into account operating areas and services provided by companies; the survey provides then a study of the companies’ size in order to have a clear market segmentation. The last part provides an analysis of the economic and financial structure exploring companies’ efficiency through performance indicators. The final result is a critical analysis of findings from which emerges that medium sized ISPs are more performing in terms of business indicators while policies still seem to be in favour of big operators.

Suggested Citation

  • Francesco Bellini & Fabrizio D’Ascenzo & Valeria Traversi, 2016. "Internet Service Providers: The Italian Scenario," Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, in: Francesca Ricciardi & Antoine Harfouche (ed.), Information and Communication Technologies in Organizations and Society, edition 1, pages 313-327, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-319-28907-6_21
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28907-6_21
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