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MUNICATIONUNIONRegulatoryimplicationsofbroadbandWorkshopDocument312July2001geneva—ITUNewInitiativesProgramme—2-4May2001THEECONOMICANDREGULATORYIMPLICATIONSOFBROADBANDBriefingpaperThispaperhasbeenpreparedbyLucyFirth(lucy.******@)andTimKelly(tim.******@),24 May ,missionedcasestudiescoveringAustralia,Italy,MalaysiaandSouthAfrica,canbefoundattheITUwebsiteat:<adband>.,(June2001)1 INTRODUCTION Regulatorychallenges workdevelopment? Structureofthepaper 52. BROADBANDTECHNOLOGY Howbroadismyband? Thecapacityoftransmissionmedia,theirapplicationsandrelativebenefits Analogueanddigitaltechnologyandbroadbandcapacity 133 BROADBANDECONOMICS Demandforintegratedservices Economicsofinfrastructures 204 REGULATORYCONCERNSOFBROADBAND petition Encouragingprivateinvestment Defininganadaptableregulatoryframework works 305 REGULATORYIMPLICATIONSOFBROADBAND:ISSUESFORDISCUSSION Outlookforbroadband Regulatoryconvergence Cross-ownership,cross-sectoralserviceprovision Internationalco-operation Otherissuesarisingfrombroadband 34INTRODUCTIONRegulatorychallenges1. ,estheunifyingplatformforacornucopiaofinteractive,,fixed-,afleetofsatellitesprovideanywhere-to-anywhereconnectivityfromsmallhand-—copper,fibre,wirelessorsatellite—workswillbe‘broadband’. Butwhatdoesbroadbandmeanandhowsooncanabroadbandfutureberealised?,anythingfasterthanbasicrateI