Reminds me of a slogan I saw on a BT van : "Impartial advice on the benefits of broadband." Indeed. Elizabeth -----Original Message----- From: Ben Anderson [mailto:benander@essex.ac.uk] Sent: 04 May 2005 13:53 To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] Down to the Wire replying to myself. Bad form. But I missed off this ref which neatly points out the low quality thinking in policy (and some academic) circles on these issues and gives a timely review of the evidence there is: Firth, L. and D. Mellor (2005). "Broadband: benefits and problems." Telecommunications Policy 29(2-3): 223-236. On 4 May 2005, at 10:10, Ben Anderson wrote:
On 3 May 2005, at 07:36, Ellis Godard wrote:
Eh... Is there good data (heck, *any* data) that broadband increases growth, productivity, or quality of life?
Not yet at the 'everyday life' level. There may have been macro- economic studies....
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