The Impact of the Philippine ISP Duopoly on Mobile Broadband Adoption
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The Philippine telecommunications market is dominated by two firms. Despite this duopoly structure, the country has been a fast adopter of mobile broadband and is home to one of the largest connected populations in the world. This paper tests and provides evidence to confirm the hypothesis that the Internet Service Provider (ISP) duopoly has not hindered Mobile Broadband Adoption. Telecommunications market consolidation does not appear to have a statistically significant effect on the Philippine’s rapid adoption of mobile broadband devices. This paper then studies key innovations that may have allowed the Philippine market to overcome the ISP duopoly and continue broadband adoption. Empirical analysis suggests that the diffusion of foreign innovations is a significant driver of increased mobile broadband use.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Date created | March 2017 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Vera, Anton | |
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| Primary advisor | Bresnahan, Timothy | |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Department of Economics |
Subjects
| Subject | Philippines |
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| Subject | Internet |
| Subject | Duopoly |
| Subject | Market Structure |
| Subject | Innovation |
| Subject | Mobile |
| Subject | Broadband |
| Subject | Stanford Department of Economics |
| Genre | Thesis |
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- Vera, Anton. (2017). The Impact of the Philippine ISP Duopoly on Mobile Broadband Adoption. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/cc485sm9714
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