Municipal Broadband Networks : Opportunities, Business Models, Challenges, and Case Studies
The accelerated use of digital services during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of high-speed Internet access. Yet a large share of adults in emerging markets still live in cities where the availability of high-speed Internet is...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/891871637648875116/Municipal-Broadband-Networks-Opportunities-Business-Models-Challenges-and-Case-Studies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36621 |
| Summary: | The accelerated use of digital
services during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the
importance of high-speed Internet access. Yet a large share
of adults in emerging markets still live in cities where the
availability of high-speed Internet is limited. There is a
strong case to be made for municipal broadband networks,
which are fully or partially facilitated, built, operated,
or financed by local governments, often in partnership with
the private sector. There are three basic models for
creating and operating these networks, and every network
must work in the unique context of the city it will serve.
But if they are well implemented, these models can offer
digital access to city residents, help close the digital
divide, and create opportunities for private sector players
in both advanced and emerging markets. |
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