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How does artificial intelligence enhance corporate participation in global value chains? Evidence from Chinese A-share listed companies 人工智能如何提升企业在全球价值链中的参与度？证据来自中国a股上市公司

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103026

Min Qin , Yanan Li , Shanshan Qiu , Zhensong Jiang

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Moving toward a continuum model of broadband affordability for low-income households 向低收入家庭宽带负担能力的连续模式迈进

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103027

Colby Humphrey , Elizabeth A. Mack , John B. Horrigan

{"title":"Moving toward a continuum model of broadband affordability for low-income households","authors":"Colby Humphrey , Elizabeth A. Mack , John B. Horrigan","doi":"10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Many people around the world do not have access to high-speed Internet due to an inability to pay for these services; a reality made evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, millions of Americans lack a broadband connection at home due to the high cost and unaffordability of services. Recent attempts to assist low-income households have included the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) and the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). In 2021 Congress allocated nearly $65 billion for broadband programs through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). A large portion of these funds were allocated for the Broadband, Equity, Access, & Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity Act (DEA) programs, which allocated funds to states for deploying infrastructure, promoting broadband adoption, and developing programs to develop digital skills. A key element of BEAD was the requirement that states develop affordability programs for both low- and middle-income households. Unfortunately, both the ACP and DEA programs have been cancelled and significant regulatory changes appear imminent for BEAD, leaving the issue of affordability up to individual service providers and older federal programs such as Lifeline, which offers a discount on broadband services for qualifying households. Some U.S. states have begun to pass legislation specific to affordable broadband services, but at this time, only one state has done so. To provide guidance on affordability this paper aims to review historical efforts to make broadband affordable and discuss how affordability can be evaluated moving forward. This discussion includes consumers’ perspectives on affordable broadband and benchmarks for assessing affordability from other utilities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22290,"journal":{"name":"Telecommunications Policy","volume":"49 9","pages":"Article 103027"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145528205","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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Digital empowerment and economic equity: Exploring the impact of household digital capability on income inequality 数字赋权与经济公平：探讨家庭数字能力对收入不平等的影响

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103038

Lulu Zhao , Jingjing Ye , Kaichao Shao

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Shifting digital priorities for the SDGs: A global analysis on economic and geographic scales 可持续发展目标数字化优先事项的转变：基于经济和地理尺度的全球分析

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103032

Volkan Göçoğlu , Atahan Demirkol , Elifnur Düzsöz , İpek Didem Göçoğlu

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Impact of mobile money on the economic empowerment of women in Benin 移动货币对贝宁妇女经济赋权的影响

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103034

Charles Yédéhou Faton , Djohodo Inès Monwanou

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Trade dependency and technological specialization in the ICT supply chain: Structural dynamics and strategic autonomy in major economies 信息通信技术供应链中的贸易依赖和技术专业化：主要经济体的结构动态和战略自主

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103037

Wei Yang , Jinbao Wen , Fuxin Wang , Xin Liu

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The ICT growth puzzle: Disentangling the role of individuals, firms, and governments across digitalization stages 信息通信技术增长之谜：在数字化阶段，个人、企业和政府的角色分离

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103039

Niklas Schomburg , Magdalene Silberberger

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Total factor productivity and the evolving role of ICT in Indian manufacturing plants 全要素生产率和信息通信技术在印度制造工厂中的演变作用

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103051

Komal Dutta, Bimal Kishore Sahoo, Sunandan Ghosh

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Addressing the digital divide: A study on the predictors of government E-service utilization in Thailand 解决数字鸿沟：泰国政府电子服务利用预测因素的研究

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103014

Natnaree Wongmith

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How does the urban digital economy affect labor mobility? An analysis from inflow and outflow perspectives 城市数字经济如何影响劳动力流动？从流入和流出的角度分析

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103029

Wenhui Huang , Yuhong Huang , Qi Huo

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