1、Affordability Report www.a4ai.org A global coalition working to make broadband affordable for all 2019 Research and analysis for the 2019 Affordability Report was led by Teddy Woodhouse and supervised by Dhanaraj Thakur. The report was written by Teddy Woodhouse and Calum Cameron. Sonia Jorge and Dh
2、anaraj Thakur provided valuable advice and contributions. Nathalia Foditsch and Carolina Rossini provided extensive analysis and support for the section on wholesale open access networks. David Townsend contributed research and writing for the section on public access, including the examples from ac
3、ross Southeast Asia and the history of public access. The Affordability Drivers Index research was carried out by Siaka Lougue (African Institute for Mathematical Sciences). Nicola Bidwell, Leah Junck, Temitope Ogundipe, and Primus Tazanu each wrote impact stories, grounding the policy issues in thi
4、s years report into human impact: we thank them for their contribution. We also thank the A4AI member organisations for their inputs and suggestions to an early draft. Any errors in this report remain the authors alone. Finally, we are grateful for the support of A4AIs global sponsors Sida and Googl
5、e and that of the Alliances entire membership. Suggested citation: Alliance for Affordable Internet (2019). The 2019 Affordability Report. Washington DC: Web Foundation. This report is made available under a Creative Commons 4.0 International licence. For media or other inquiries: presswebfoundation
6、.org. Acknowledgments Welcome 4 Executive Summary 5 The state of internet affordability 7 Affordability Drivers Index 2019 8 How broadband markets affect affordability 10 Understanding broadband and its markets 12 Market competition supports affordable access 13 How governments shape broadband marke