This presentation by Phillipa Biggs was made during a roundtable discussion on Financing of the Roll-out of Broadband Networks held at the 57th meeting of the Working Party 2 of the Competition Committee on 16 June 2014. Find out more at http://www.oecd.org/daf/competition/financing-of-roll-out-of-broadband-networks.htm.

1. The State of Broadband 2014
Phillippa Biggs
OECD Round Table on Broadband Networks
OECD, Paris, 16 June 2014

2. Tracking Progress – The State of Broadband
• Commission tracks progress in five global targets, with the
results published in its annual State of Broadband report.
• The Commission has published various other reports, data,
best practices and country case studies, available from
www.broadbandcommission.org
The Annual Report of the Commission
2010 2011 2012 2013

3. 3
Target 1: Making broadband policy universal
Policy for Driving Progress: by 2015, all countries should have a
national plan or strategy or include broadband in UAS
Broadband Commission Targets
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Number of Countries with National Broadband Plans, 2005-2014
Yes, 140,
71%
Planning
to, 13,
7%
No, 43,
22%
Countries with National Broadband Plans,
Strategies or Policies, World, mid-2014

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Focus of National Plans, 1997-2013
Different Types of Plans & Strategies, 1997-2013
Broadband Commission Targets
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Info Soc
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NumberofCountries
Figure 2.3: Focus of DifferentPolicies& Plans, 1997 - 2013

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Focus of National Broadband Plans, 2013
Broadband Commission Targets
88% 86% 82% 81%
75%
66% 66% 65% 64%
45%
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31% 29%
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0%
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100% Nationwideinfrastructure
Education
Governance&citizen
participation
Employment
Health
AdoptionofBBapps&services
Adoptionofpublicapps&
services
Technologytransfer
PPPs
Youth
AccessibilityforPwDs
Povertyreduction&food
security
Gender
Other

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National Targets
Many countries benchmark by national coverage, household
or population connectivity targets with different timeframes
Broadband Commission Targets
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Broadband Speed (Mbps)
Coverage(%populationorhouseholds)
PAR 2014
GER 2014
[HH]
BRA 2014
[HH]
COL 2014
SPAIN2011
UK, FRA,
EU 2010
FIN 2016
DEN 2020
SWE 2020
NZ 2019
EU 2020
SWE2015
SPAIN2015
EU2020 [HH]
AUSTRALIA, USAUSTRIA
2013
SLOVAK
REP 2020

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Target 3: Connecting homes to broadband
By 2015, 40% of households in developing countries should
have Internet access
Broadband Commission Targets

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Target 4: Getting people online
By 2015, Internet user penetration should reach 60%
worldwide, 50% in developing countries and 15% in LDCs
Broadband Commission Targets

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Interactive Portal Mapping Current Networks
http://www.itu.int/itu-d/tnd-map-public/
Broadband Commission Targets

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Target 2: Making broadband affordable
• By 2015, entry-level broadband services should be made
affordable in developing countries (amounting to <5% of
average monthly income)
Broadband Commission Targets

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Target 5: Gender Equality in Broadband
Calling for gender equality in access to broadband by 2020.
Broadband Commission Targets

12. www.broadbandcommission.org
facebook.com/broadbandcommission
Phillippa.biggs@itu.int
Thank you for your attention