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Bridging the Digital Divide:Insights from the
the State of Broadband reports
Phillippa BiggsITU
5 October 2017
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International Digital Divides Persist
Source: ITU.
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Int’l Digital Divide Persists – Technologies Continue to Evolve
Source: ITU.
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National Costs of Deploying FTTH over households
Source: Analysys Mason.
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Commercial viability of different technologies (population)
Source: Analysys Mason.
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The Good News 1 – Various policy options exist
Source: Analysys Mason.
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Policy options – Supply Side
Supply side options include:• M1: Mobile networking sharing• M2: Access to non-telecom infrastructure• M3: Spectrum assignment• M4: Coverage obligation• M5: Mandating wholesale NGN access at• sustainable prices
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Policy options – Demand Side
Demand-side options include:• M6: Public campaigns to promote digital economy• M7: Setting up public access points to information
regarding use of digital services• M8: Providing subsidies or social tariffs to low-
income citizens• M9: Cutting VAT for ICT services
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Universal Service Funds
Source: ITU.
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The good news 2 – Governments are acting on the policy front
Source: ITU.
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The good news 1 – firms are getting better at deployment
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Number of countries with live 3G/4G networks
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Source: ITU.
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Shifting in Value – Telecoms Industry
Source: Accenture/WEF.
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5. Key Conclusions
• The digital divide remains with us, but it isevolving
• Competition among next-gen technologies is intensifying• The national digital divide also continues to be
problematic• The overall digital gender divide has grown slightly.• Good news – industry getting more efficient, action on
policy front, different policy options are available
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Thank you very much
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Digital Divides – from basic telephony to Internet
- National, International, Gender divide, youth divide.
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