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Achieving nationwide high-speed broadband networks is key to both the establishment of equal living conditions as well as all citizens gaining access to and participating in the information society. However, the availability of broadband in rural areas is still low. Overcoming the gap between population-sparse and population-dense areas is a key issue on the information society agenda. Decision-makers - at municipal and national levels - are facing increasing pressure to overcome these discrepancies. This book delivers insights for immediate action on two levels The management perspective addresses the economic feasibility, while the legal perspective provides municipal decision-makers with FAQ-type guidelines for the swift implementation and legal applicability of rural broadband rollout solutions.
List of contents
Aus dem Inhalt:
The relevance of broadband; Mechanisms of infrastructure enforcement; International case studies on successful rural FTTH projects; A legal applicability analysis of public broadband engagement; FAQ for the construction of rural broadband rollout models
About the author
Arnold Picot folgte 1984 dem Ruf auf den Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Industrielle Betriebswirtschaftslehre an der Technischen Universität München, bevor er 1988 Vorstand des Instituts für Information, Organisation und Management an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München wurde. Im akademischen Jahr 2004/2005 vertrat er den Konrad Adenauer-Gastlehrstuhl an der Georgetown University, Washington D.C.. Er ist Vorsitzender des Münchner Kreis, Mitglied in diversen wissenschaftlichen Beiräten, Vorständen und Kommissionen sowie in Aufsichts- und Beiräten in der Wirtschaftspraxis und (Mit-)Herausgeber von mehreren Zeitschriften, Schriftreihen und Sammelwerken. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte befassen sich mit Grundfragen wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Theorie, mit Organisation und Unternehmensführung, Wirtschaftsinformatik, Wissensmanagement sowie mit den Wechselwirkungen zwischen neuen Technologien und Strukturen von Unternehmen und Märkten. Seit 1999 ist Picot ordentliches Mitglied der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Am 1. Januar 2007 wurde er Sekretar der Philosophisch-historischen Klasse dieser Einrichtung.
Summary
Preface The importance of broadband Internet is a topic that is receiving much attention. The availability of broadband in rural areas has been low; the overcoming of this gap - tween population-sparse and population-dense areas has been a key issue on the - formation society agenda. Decision-makers – at municipal and national levels – are facing increasing pressure to overcome these discrepancies. This book seeks to provide insights for immediate action on two levels. Firstly, the management perspective addresses the economic relevance of broadband and feasible business models. The second part of the book takes a legal perspective, providing - nicipal decision-makers with guidelines for the swift implementation and the legal f- sibility of rural broadband rollout solutions. This dual approach combines the legal perspective with the field of business administration as well as economic restrictions with the field of law. Interdisciplinarity is crucial within this context. Allowances must be made for the form and format of both parts of the book. The authors have chosen to retain the legal and economic specifics in order to ensure usability in both areas. This book predominantly addresses people working with business models, broadband - searchers as well as decision-makers and politicians evaluating the legal feasibility of broadband rollout projects at a municipal level. Therefore, the first part of the book focuses on the economical feasibility of rural broadband rollout strategies – including an international comparative analysis – as well as the sustainability of broadband technologies.
