Does government have a role in next-generation access?

Published by: Ovum Plc

Published: Sep. 16, 2009 - 12 Pages

Table of Contents

Executive summary

In a nutshell

Ovum view

Key messages

NGA networks are a certainty

The business case for universal NGA deployment has not been made

Natural monopolies don’t last for ever

Governments can stimulate but not operate

Different solutions in different markets

The premise: access network investment will drive economic recovery

Promoting broader access to broadband access

Expectations for universal NGA

Are access networks natural monopolies?

Defining a natural monopoly

Monopolistic characteristics of access networks

How NGA differs from other access networks

Should governments invest in broadband access?

Expense: the hurdle to NGA rollout

Government funding can stimulate a market

Central government is not good at running infrastructure networks

California enters the network business… and reverses back out again

Alternatives to government ownership of access networks

Government-mandated monopolies and duopolies

Grants, loans and subsidies

Public-private partnerships

Tax concessions

Governments must give regulators the tools and freedom to do their jobs

Abstract

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