Abstract
While governments are still debating feasible (cost effective) ways of
delivering ‘standard' broadband access to all, there is already a push
from some stakeholders around the world for national governments to fund
high-speed access - using technologies such as fibre-to-the-x (FTTx) - to
all homes and business premises. The reasoning behind these calls is the
belief that such investment will lead to greater economic wealth and social
fulfilment for that particular country - and if not acted upon soon, some of
the opportunities will be lost as other countries seize the advantage - at
least when it comes to industry competitiveness. The issue is that FTTx
investment can run into billions of dollars, and the real benefits are hard to
quantify and prove.
This report explores whether there is any evidence that high-speed broadband
may indeed lead to greater socio-economic benefits.
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