Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorHudson, Heather E.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-10T21:39:21Z
dc.date.available2014-06-10T21:39:21Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationHudson, E., E. (2013). Beyond Infrastructure: Broadband for Development in Remote and Indigenous Regions. In W. Ashton & A. S. Carson (Eds.), [Special issue]. The Journal of Rural and Community Development, 8(2), 44-61.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1712-8277
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/3887
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.jrcd.ca/viewarticle.php?id=1138&layout=abstract
dc.description.abstractRecent telecommunications stimulus projects in the U.S. and Canada were intended to increase availability of broadband through funding infrastructure investments, largely in rural and remote regions. However, true access involves more than availability; it also includes affordability and adoption. This paper presents a framework for analyzing broadband adoption that takes into consideration geographical, economic and cultural environments in indigenous communities. It includes an overview of potential social and economic impacts of broadband in remote areas, using examples from the Alaska study and the Canadian North. It then reports on results of an evaluation of Internet use and potential adoption of broadband in remote indigenous communities of southwest Alaska. Finally, the paper provides a comparative analysis of U.S. and Canadian policies intended to achieve affordable access to broadband for rural users and sustainable business models for rural broadband providers.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherRural Development Institute, Brandon University.en_US
dc.sourceJournal of Rural and Community Developmenten_US
dc.subjectbroadband, development, indigenous, telecommunications, Alaska, Canada, Northen_US
dc.subject.lcshBroadband communication systemsen_US
dc.titleBeyond Infrastructure: Broadband for Development in Remote and Indigenous Regionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
refterms.dateFOA2020-02-26T01:23:32Z


Files in this item

Thumbnail
Name:
2013-BroadbandforDevelopmentin ...
Size:
664.1Kb
Format:
PDF

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record