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Der Netz-Cent–ein Instrument zur Finanzierung des Breitbandausbaus

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  • Andreas Westermeier

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To benefit from the digital revolution, broader investments in the digital infrastructure are needed. But private investments are not sufficient to build up the infrastructure needed for the digital revolution. Especially in rural areas, the return on investments is rather low or negative. The author suggests imposing a fee of e.g. one cent per gigabyte used. The money collected from the consumer would then be used to fund private investments. The fee can be justified with positive external effects. Every internet user benefits from a broad expansion of fast internet connections but does not pay for it. The fee internalises those positive external effects. Copyright ZBW and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

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  • Andreas Westermeier, 2015. "Der Netz-Cent–ein Instrument zur Finanzierung des Breitbandausbaus," Wirtschaftsdienst, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 95(7), pages 499-503, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:wirtsc:v:95:y:2015:i:7:p:499-503
    DOI: 10.1007/s10273-015-1855-2
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    H23; L96;

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    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications

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