Broadband Prime’s Top Picks is a weekly digest that brings you the top articles that I’ve read the past week. The focus of the digest is not on news, unless ground-breaking rather on opinions, analysis and comments by individuals or organizations relevant to the blog’s favorite topics. Hopefully, this is going to be a list of good information that you might have missed. I am keeping the number of links strictly to maximum 5 to make the digest meaningful and effective.
Comments on the structural separation of Telstra: Dominic Hebert at BuddeComm discusses the prospects of a potential structural separation of Telstra’s business. It takes a different perspective from what usually the proponents of structural separation prefer: the corporation’s share value. A good read.
AT&T, Verizon offer national broadband policy suggestions: A short and to the point piece by Stephen Hardy of Lightwave summarizing AT&T’s and Verizon’s suggestions to FCC regarding US national broadband strategy.
Broadband and the Economy (pdf): This OECD report examines the way in which broadband networks interact with the economy, the role they play in creating the conditions for sustainable economic growth and prosperity, and the structural changes they enable. Emphasis is put on the economic impacts, in particular on growth, globalisation and employment. The report summarizes on the ministerial committee meeting held in Seoul last year.
Shaping Policies for the Future of the Internet Economy (pdf): This OECD report highlights ways to encourage the development of the Internet economy. It looks first at the infrastructure on which its development relies and the need to strengthen and extend broadband networks. It considers the ways in which the Internet already contributes to social and economic goals. It looks to how the Internet can act as a catalyst to further these goals through policies that facilitate convergence, stimulate creativity, strengthen confidence and expand the opportunities for global economic, social and cultural development. The report summarizes on the ministerial committee meeting held in Seoul last year.
