Broadband in Russia

It is widely recognized that broadband is of fundamental importance to the social and economic development of a nation. The focus of the paper is on infrastructure-related actions; measures to stimulate demand for broadband are, therefore, only mar...

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Main Authors:	Rossotto, Carlo Maria, Gelvanovska, Natalija, Hohlov, Yuri, Maciule, Vaiva, Shaposhnik, Sergei
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	3G ACCESS SPEED ACCESS SPEEDS ADSL ANTENNA ANTENNA MAST AUCTIONS BACKBONE BASIC BEST PRACTICES BROADBAND BROADBAND ACCESS BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS BROADBAND CONNECTION BROADBAND CONNECTIONS BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY BROADBAND NETWORK BROADBAND NETWORKS BROADBAND SERVICE BROADBAND SERVICES BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESSES CAP CAPABILITY CELLULAR OPERATOR CELLULAR TELEPHONE CERTIFICATES COAX CABLE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION SERVICE COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY ACCESS COMPETITIVE MARKET COMPETITIVENESS COMPONENTS COMPUTERS CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONNECTION SPEED CONNECTION SPEEDS CONNECTIVITY COPYING COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER DATA TRANSFER DEMOGRAPHIC DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT OF BROADBAND DEVICES DIGITAL DIGITAL CONTENT DIGITAL DIVIDE DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER DSL E-GOVERNMENT E-MAIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION EFFICIENT MARKET ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT CREATION END CUSTOMERS END USERS END-USERS ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES FAIR FAIR COMPETITION FEDERAL AGENCY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FREQUENCY BANDS GATEWAYS GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL LEADERS GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT SERVICES GROWTH RATE HIGH TECHNOLOGY HIGH-SPEED HUMAN CAPITAL ICT INCOME INDEXES INFORMATION SOCIETY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSPECTIONS INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS INTERNET SERVICES ISP ISPS ITU JOB CREATION LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSE LICENSES LOOPS MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES MANUFACTURING MARKET CONCENTRATION MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET FAILURE MARKET FAILURES MARKET FORCE MARKET PLAYER MARKET PLAYERS MARKET POWER MARKET SEGMENT MARKET SEGMENTS MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES MARKET STRUCTURE MATERIAL MEDIA MOBILE NETWORK MOBILE TELEPHONE MOBILE TELEPHONY MONOPOLY NATURAL RESOURCES NETWORK DEPLOYMENT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES NETWORKING NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES OPEN ACCESS OPEN MARKET OUTSOURCING OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS PDF PENETRATION OF BROADBAND PENETRATION RATE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONAL COMPUTER PHONES POLICY FORMULATION PPP PRICE COMPARISON PRICE DECREASES PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMMING QUERIES RADIO RADIO FREQUENCIES RADIO FREQUENCY RADIO SPECTRUM RAPID EXPANSION RAPID GROWTH REAL-TIME DATA REBATES REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RELIABILITY REMOTE AREAS RESULT RESULTS RETAIL RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION SAN SATELLITE SEARCH SERVER SERVICE PROVIDER SITES SPECTRUM ALLOCATION SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SPREAD SUBMARINE_CABLES SUBSCRIBER LINE SUBSTITUTION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH TARGETS TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TELECOMS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE NETWORK TELEPHONY PENETRATION TIME FRAME TRADITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSLATION UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNIVERSAL SERVICE UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION UNIVERSAL SERVICES USER USER GROUPS USERS VALUE CHAIN VIDEO WEBSITES WIRELESS WORLD TRADE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/24140838/russian-federation-sector-assessment-broadband-russia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21709

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Summary:	It is widely recognized that broadband is of fundamental importance to the social and economic development of a nation. The focus of the paper is on infrastructure-related actions; measures to stimulate demand for broadband are, therefore, only marginally addressed. This paper aims to provide a platform for debate with the Russian counterparts in the sector, and to discuss the measures needed to develop broadband in support of actions aimed at economic growth. This paper examines the broadband market in Russia and preconditions for its sustainable development. It begins by presenting arguments demonstrating the importance of broadband to the overall economic development of Russia, including from the perspective of diversification of the economy and new job creation. The paper benchmarks Russia s broadband performance with Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) comparators, as well as with other nations leading the way in broadband diffusion. The paper takes stock of the existing broadband market structure in Russia and its main players as they stand today, including the regulatory and legal environment of the market for both fixed and mobile broadband. Finally, the paper provides a set of recommendations that addresses the issue of sustainability in Russian broadband delivery, and how it can continue its acceleration in the years to come.

Broadband in Russia

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