Exacerbating the divide? Investigating rural inequalities in high speed broadband availability

IF 5.9 2区 管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-24 DOI:10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102819
Seraphim Dempsey , Aislinn Hoy
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Although the urban–rural digital divide is a globally common phenomenon, less is known about the social determinants of the digital divide within rural and urban areas. Understanding this relationship is important for assessing the equity implications of telecommunication policy given the ongoing and significant public investment into high speed broadband infrastructure. This paper contributes to this discussion by connecting high speed broadband maps in Ireland to measures of social deprivation constructed from detailed population-wide Irish census data collected in 2022. Linking to newly available maps of urban boundaries, the results show that the availability of commercially provided high speed broadband (i.e. coverage) is highly divided; urban areas have near complete coverage, whereas rural areas have little to no coverage. Exploring determinants of coverage in rural areas, we observe that coverage increases with affluence. This suggests that rural areas, which are relatively socially deprived, are being further disadvantaged through inequalities in the availability of high speed broadband.

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加剧鸿沟?调查农村在高速宽带可用性方面的不平等现象
尽管城乡数字鸿沟是全球普遍存在的现象,但人们对城乡数字鸿沟的社会决定因素却知之甚少。鉴于对高速宽带基础设施的持续和大量公共投资,了解这种关系对于评估电信政策的公平影响非常重要。本文将爱尔兰的高速宽带地图与根据 2022 年收集的爱尔兰人口普查详细数据构建的社会贫困衡量标准联系起来,为这一讨论做出了贡献。通过与新近获得的城市边界地图相连接,结果表明,商业提供的高速宽带的可用性(即覆盖范围)高度分化;城市地区几乎完全覆盖,而农村地区几乎没有覆盖。在探讨农村地区覆盖率的决定因素时,我们发现覆盖率随着富裕程度的增加而增加。这表明,由于高速宽带供应的不平等,社会相对贫困的农村地区处于更加不利的地位。
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Telecommunications Policy
Telecommunications Policy 工程技术-电信学
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10.80
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12.50%
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122
审稿时长
38 days
期刊介绍: Telecommunications Policy is concerned with the impact of digitalization in the economy and society. The journal is multidisciplinary, encompassing conceptual, theoretical and empirical studies, quantitative as well as qualitative. The scope includes policy, regulation, and governance; big data, artificial intelligence and data science; new and traditional sectors encompassing new media and the platform economy; management, entrepreneurship, innovation and use. Contributions may explore these topics at national, regional and international levels, including issues confronting both developed and developing countries. The papers accepted by the journal meet high standards of analytical rigor and policy relevance.
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