Fiber Broadband Circulation and Competition: Analyzing Cause and Effect of Fiber Entry

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Abstract: High-speed broadband connectivity is expanding to more Americans, but many communities are left behind. This paper models both the entry decisions of the fiber firms within a regional market and the effects of that entry on incumbent competitors. I use FCC Form 477 accessibility data to analyze the regional characteristics of a census block group that correlated with higher likelihood of recent entry of first fiber firm. Next, the effects of new fiber presence on the maximum and mean speeds offered by already present firms are analyzed. The paper finds that fiber firms are likely responding to both demographic and competition-based factors in a census block group. This paper finds minimal effects of fiber firm entry on the average speed offered in the block group, and a negative impact on the speed offered by the fastest incumbent.

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Date created	June 3, 2020

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Preferred Citation: Fenner, Joe. (2020). Fiber Broadband Circulation and Competition: Analyzing Cause and Effect of Fiber Entry
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Stanford University, Department of Economics, Honors Theses

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