02935nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10700260 CaPaEBR m o u cr cn||||||||| 130513s2013 nyuad sb 001 0 eng d 2013012099 9780823251834 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780823251841 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)849927427 HE7645 .B4896 2013eb 384.3 23 Beyond broadband access [electronic resource] : developing data-based information policy strategies / edited by Richard D. Taylor and Amit M. Schejter. 1st ed. New York : Fordham University Press, 2013. viii, 311 p. : ill. Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book series Includes bibliographical references and index. Acknowledgments -- Introduction: numbers that matter / Richard D. Taylor and Amit M. Schejter -- Theory -- Beyond broadband access : what do we need to measure and how do we measure it? / Catherine Middleton -- Understanding digital gaps : a quartet of empirical methodologies / Bin Zhang and Richard D. Taylor -- Broadband microfoundations : the need for traffic data / Steven Bauer, David Clark, and William Lehr -- Adoption factors of ubiquitous broadband / Sangwon Lee and Justin S. Brown -- Data and modeling challenges in international comparisons / Johannes M. Bauer and Sungjoong Kim -- Data, policy, and democracy / Jorge Reina Schement -- "Rulers of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens" : does democracy count? / Amit M. Schejter -- The use and abuse of data in information policy making -- PHD heal thyself : in search of evidence-based research for evidence-based policy / Eli Noam -- Case studies in results-driven decision making at the fcc / Rob Frieden -- The determinants of disconnectedness : understanding US broadband unavailability / Kenneth Flamm -- European broadband spending : implications of input-output analysis and opportunity costs / Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman and Erik Bohlin -- Using data for policy development : designing a universal service fund for Tanzania / Heather Hudson -- Notes -- Bibliography -- List of contributors -- Index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Telecommunication policy. Broadband communication systems. Electronic books. local Taylor, Richard Denny. Schejter, Amit M. ebrary, Inc. Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book series. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10700260 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 7063 7063