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Internet speed closely linked to property values

5 August 2014

Londoners show a greater willingness than the rest of the country to pay for broadband, reflecting very high usage in the capital city for both work and personal reasons. ''Speed matters,'' says Gabriel Ahlfeldt, associate professor of urban economics and land development at the London School of Economics and Political Science. ''The European Commission has set a target by 2020 that every European citizen will need access to at least 30 Mbps and at least 50 percent of households should subscribe to Internet connections above 100 Mbps.''

This article was published online by Broadband Communities - News and Views on August 5, 2014
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Related publications
'Speed 2.0. Evaluating Access to Universal Digital Highways', Gabriel M. Ahfeldt, Pantelis Koutroumpis and Tommaso Valletti, SERC Discussion Paper No.161, July 2014

Related links
Gabriel Ahlfeldt webpage
SERC website

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