Book chapter
A Critical Analysis of the Limitations and Effects of the Brazilian National Broadband Plan
Social and Economic Effects of Community Wireless Networks and Infrastructures, pp.255-274
IGI Global
02/28/2013
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2997-4.ch014
Abstract
This chapter examines the limitations and the socio-political effects of the Brazilian National Broadband Plan (PNBL: is its Portuguese acronym). The discussion considers the main transformations witnessed in the telecommunications landscape in Brazil during the second half of the twentieth century. On the one hand, the end of state monopoly of telecommunications services and the provision of such services by the private sector called for greater investments in infrastructure. On the other hand, the Brazilian regulatory agencies have failed to lower prices, promote competition, and spread broadband access to remote and underserved areas. The PNBL was launched in order to deal with these difficulties. The plan, however, has at least three important problems: (1) the low-speed connection offered to users, (2) the unattractive prices, and (3) the lack of reflection on issues such as net neutrality. The text argues that only by taking such issues into consideration will the plan ensure innovation, economic growth, diversity, and freedom of access to information.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Critical Analysis of the Limitations and Effects of the Brazilian National Broadband Plan
- Creators
- André LemosFrancisco Paulo Jamil Almeida Marques - University of Iowa, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Contributors
- Abdelnasser Abdelaal (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Social and Economic Effects of Community Wireless Networks and Infrastructures, pp.255-274
- Publisher
- IGI Global
- DOI
- 10.4018/978-1-4666-2997-4.ch014
- Number of pages
- 20
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/28/2013
- Academic Unit
- Center for Social Science Innovation; School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Record Identifier
- 9984772266202771
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