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A hard look at quality and policy from the lens of the rural internet consumer 从农村互联网消费者的视角审视质量和政策

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-04-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102762

Angela K. Hollman , Timothy R. Obermier , Jesse R. Andrews

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The academic industry’s response to generative artificial intelligence: An institutional analysis of large language models 学术界对生成式人工智能的回应：大型语言模型的机构分析

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-04-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102760

Nir Kshetri

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Digital infrastructure empowerment and urban carbon emissions: Evidence from China 数字基础设施赋权与城市碳排放：来自中国的证据

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-04-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102764

Kaicheng Liao , Juan Liu

{"title":"Digital infrastructure empowerment and urban carbon emissions: Evidence from China","authors":"Kaicheng Liao , Juan Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102764","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102764","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>China is accelerating its entry into the digital age, and the contribution of digital infrastructure to the reduction of carbon emissions is becoming increasingly prominent. The influence mechanism of digital infrastructure on urban carbon emissions is empirically tested in this study from the standpoint of digital empowerment using panel data from 250 cities between 2008 and 2020. According to the study, digital infrastructure greatly lowers urban carbon emissions, with each additional mobile base station reducing carbon emissions by 36 tons. This conclusion remains robust even after controlling for endogeneity issues. The mechanism examination indicates that the decarbonization effect of digital infrastructure is mainly achieved by empowering enterprises, individuals, and governments with digital capabilities. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that the effects of digital infrastructure on carbon emissions vary after considering variations in the city's administrative hierarchy, industrial structure, and resource types in China. According to the study's findings, developing countries should expand digital infrastructure construction and fully harness its potential for energy saving and emissions reduction to meet their emission reduction targets. At the same time, differentiated emission reduction policies should be formulated to adapt to the heterogeneous characteristics among cities and ensure that emission reduction measures are effectively implemented in each city.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":22290,"journal":{"name":"Telecommunications Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140755514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Model analysis on the economic impact of paid peering: Implications of the Netflix vs. SK broadband dispute 付费对等互联的经济影响模型分析：Netflix 与 SK 宽带争端的影响

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102736

Toshiya Jitsuzumi

{"title":"Model analysis on the economic impact of paid peering: Implications of the Netflix vs. SK broadband dispute","authors":"Toshiya Jitsuzumi","doi":"10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102736","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102736","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In April 2020, Netflix, Inc. and its Korean subsidiary Netflix Services Korea Ltd. filed a lawsuit against SK Broadband, Inc., seeking confirmation that there were no obligations to bear network costs. On June 25, 2021, the Seoul Central District Court rejected Netflix’s argument and acknowledged the existence of an obligation to negotiate fees. Netflix subsequently appealed the decision on November 5, 2021. However, on September 18, 2023, SK Broadband and parent SK Telecom suddenly announced in a joint statement with Netflix that they had agreed to establish a strategic partnership to end all disputes. This study provides an overview of the case, discusses the related concepts, and analyzes the meaning of the case outcome in terms of efficient resource allocation within the broadband ecosystem. A model analysis revealed that, with the freedom of price setting, the effect of introducing paid peering is neutral with respect to resource allocation; however, when that freedom is impaired, for example by price regulations or net neutrality obligations, the introduction of paid peering not only generates benefits for the introducing players and their customers but it also results in damage to overall social welfare. In addition, this study shows that paid peering can be used as a means of internalizing externalities when the external economies of network/content investment are considered. These arguments are expected to make a theoretical contribution to the debate on shifting the economic burden of network infrastructure to over-the-top players, and help the telecom regulator to better design universal broadband scheme.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":22290,"journal":{"name":"Telecommunications Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140618846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The role of Video on Demand in stimulating broadband adoption 视频点播在促进宽带普及方面的作用

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102751

Raul Katz , Juan Jung , Fernando Callorda

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Consumer-driven design and evaluation of broadband labels 消费者驱动的宽带标签设计与评估

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102717

Christopher Choy , Ellie Young , Megan Li , Lorrie Faith Cranor , Jon M. Peha

{"title":"Consumer-driven design and evaluation of broadband labels","authors":"Christopher Choy , Ellie Young , Megan Li , Lorrie Faith Cranor , Jon M. Peha","doi":"10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102717","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102717","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study examines the content and layout of the proposed broadband consumer disclosure labels mandated by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Our large-scale user study identifies key consumer preferences and comprehension factors through a two-phase survey of 2500 broadband internet consumers. Findings reveal strong support for broadband labels, but dissatisfaction with the FCC's proposed labels from 2016. Participants generally struggled to use the label for cost computations and plan comparisons. Technical terms confused participants, but providing participants with brief education made the terms useable. Participants desired additional information, including reliability, speed measures for both periods when performance is “normal” and periods when performance is much worse than normal, quality-of-experience ratings, and detailed network management practices. This feedback informed our improved label designs that outperformed the 2016 labels in comprehension and preference. Overall, consumers valued clear pricing and performance details, comprehensive information, and an easy-to-understand format for plan comparison. Requiring broadband service providers to deposit machine-readable plan information in a publicly accessible database would enable third parties to further customize how information is presented to meet these consumer needs. Our work additionally highlights the need for user studies of labels to ensure they meet consumer demands.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":22290,"journal":{"name":"Telecommunications Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308596124000144/pdfft?md5=4584ef55735b2a94242fe519700bee10&pid=1-s2.0-S0308596124000144-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140407403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Does displaying one's IP location influence users' privacy behavior on social media? Evidence from China's Weibo 显示个人 IP 位置是否会影响用户在社交媒体上的隐私行为？来自中国微博的证据

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102759

Yu-li Liu , Yanfei Wu , Changyan Li , Chuling Song , Wen-yi Hsu

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The Brussels Effect in Brazil: Analysing the impact of the EU digital services act on the discussion surrounding the fake news bill 巴西的布鲁塞尔效应：分析欧盟数字服务法案对假新闻法案讨论的影响

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102757

Thales Martini Bueno , Renan Gadoni Canaan

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Mobile network operators’ business risks in next-generation public safety services 移动网络运营商在下一代公共安全服务中的业务风险

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102733

Tapio Savunen, Pekka Kekolahti, Petri Mähönen, Heikki Hämmäinen, Kalevi Kilkki

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Law in orbit: International legal perspectives on cyberattacks targeting space systems 轨道上的法律：从国际法律角度看针对空间系统的网络攻击

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102739

Brianna Bace , Yasir Gökce , Unal Tatar

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