The Broadband Digital Divide and the Nexus of Race, Competition, and Quality
The Broadband Digital Divide and the Nexus of Race, Competition, and Quality
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宽带数字鸿沟以及种族、竞争和质量的关系
DOI：
10.2139/ssrn.1008309
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发表时间：
2007
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Wei
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作者：
J. Prieger;Wei
我们研究了少数族裔群体和拥有DSL订阅地理数据的白人家庭之间的宽带接入互联网的差距。除了收入和人口统计数据外，我们还考察了服务质量和竞争作为数字鸿沟的组成部分。当考虑到收入、教育和其他人口统计变量时，黑人和拉美裔DSL需求的差距并不会消失。然而，缺乏竞争是黑人数字鸿沟的一个重要驱动因素。服务质量是需求的一个重要决定因素，忽视它会掩盖拉美裔DSL差距的真实规模。
We examine the gap in broadband access to the Internet between minority groups and white households with geographically fine data on DSL subscription. In addition to income and demographics, we also examine quality of service and competition as components of the Digital Divide. The gaps in DSL demand for blacks and Hispanics do not disappear when income, education, and other demographic variables are accounted for. However, lack of competition is an important driver of the Digital Divide for blacks. Service quality is an important determinant of demand, and ignoring it masks the true size of the DSL gap for Hispanics.