Acknowledgments
Introduction: numbers that matter / Richard D. Taylor and Amit M. Schejter
Theory
Beyond broadband access : what do we need to measure and how do we measure it? / Catherine Middleton
Understanding digital gaps : a quartet of empirical methodologies / Bin Zhang and Richard D. Taylor
Broadband microfoundations : the need for traffic data / Steven Bauer, David Clark, and William Lehr
Adoption factors of ubiquitous broadband / Sangwon Lee and Justin S. Brown
Data and modeling challenges in international comparisons / Johannes M. Bauer and Sungjoong Kim
Data, policy, and democracy / Jorge Reina Schement
"Rulers of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens" : does democracy count? / Amit M. Schejter
The use and abuse of data in information policy making
PHD heal thyself : in search of evidence-based research for evidence-based policy / Eli Noam
Case studies in results-driven decision making at the fcc / Rob Frieden
The determinants of disconnectedness : understanding US broadband unavailability / Kenneth Flamm
European broadband spending : implications of input-output analysis and opportunity costs / Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman and Erik Bohlin
Using data for policy development : designing a universal service fund for Tanzania / Heather Hudson
Notes
Bibliography
List of contributors
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