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Country Case Studies

These short case studies briefly analyse the current state of broadband affordability in select countries around the world, including the policy environment, challenges and opportunities facing each nation in their work to make broadband truly affordable.

Affordability Report 2014

This year’s study covers 51 developing and emerging countries. It also contains a roadmap for achieving affordable Internet, with more than 30 detailed policy recommendations for governments, businesses and not-for-profits. We believe it will prove an invaluable resource for all those working in this arena.

Affordability Report 2015-2016

The 2015-16 Affordability Report, released in February 2016, looks at the policy frameworks in place across 51 developing and emerging countries to determine what is working to expand access to affordable broadband. This year’s report looks particularly at how poverty and income and gender inequality are masking the true state of affordability.

Filling the Gap Between Energy & Internet Access

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Read the Report Here Around the world, efforts to connect the unconnected continue despite the myriad challenges that exist from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic to political instability. Often these efforts focus on expanding telecommunications infrastructure; working to improve the personal…

Reflections of a Digital Divide

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Read the Report Here Representations of gender, diversity, and device use in mobile network marketing. Reflections of a Digital Divide summarizes an investigation into gender and diversity representations on the front pages of mobile network operator websites around the world,…