Determinants of the diffusion of U.S. digital telecommunications |
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Authors: | Allan Shampine |
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Institution: | (1) Lexecon Inc., 332 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604-4306, USA (e-mail: shampine@lexecon.com) , US |
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Abstract: | This paper examines the diffusion of digital switches from 1983 to 1996. It expands upon the existing literature by extending
the data available back an additional six years and by adding independent companies such as Frontier, SNET and Cincinnati
Bell. The data (graciously provided by DataQuest) indicate that the early period of adoption, which previous papers have been
unable to examine due to lack of data, is significantly different than the later period of adoption. In the early period the
installed base and the ability of larger networks to internalize more of the total benefits are the primary determinants of
adoption, while the distribution of population becomes important in the later period as firms finish building out their densest
areas. Overall, independents adopted earlier than the RBOCs, although this difference appears to be driven by the fact that
independents were still using primarily electromechanical switches in 1983, while RBOCs had already invested heavily in analog
technology. The data suggest that new technologies such as internet telephony will be adopted most rapidly by newly built
networks such as Qwest and Level 3. |
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Keywords: | : Telecommunications – Adoption – Diffusion – Innovation |
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