Reforming policy to promote local broadband networks

Tapia, Andrea Hoplight, Powell, Alison ORCID: 0000-0001-5780-9132 and Ortiz, Julio Angel (2009) Reforming policy to promote local broadband networks. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 33 (4). pp. 354-375. ISSN 0196-8599

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Most existing assessments of local Wi-Fi projects have concentrated on either top-down, government-driven endeavors, or bottom-up projects developed by volunteers or community organizations. In both Canada and the United States, existing local Wi-Fi projects—both top down and bottom up—have failed to fulfill expectations that they could increase digital inclusion. Current policy frameworks may play some role in these failures. This article argues for a policy approach that favors hybrid public broadband that is neither completely bottom up nor top down, and for the development of policy frameworks that support hybrid public broadband.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://jci.sagepub.com/
Additional Information:	© 2009 The Author(s. Published by SAGE in association with The Iowa Center for Communication Study
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications T Technology > T Technology (General)
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2010 13:47
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 07:37
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29458

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