ABSTRACT This article reviews available public data on the pre-COVID (2014–2018) residential broadband markets in the United States, and presents six data-driven stylized economic facts about these markets. Broadband was a significant household expenditure. There were very limited numbers of competing residential broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) in most local markets. Service prices have not decreased much over time. Quality competition seems quite important. There was very limited entry by new ISPs. Technological innovation in wireless drove much observed new entry.

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修订记录：关于 Covid 前美国住宅宽带市场的六个典型经济事实

摘要 本文回顾了美国 COVID 之前（2014-2018 年）住宅宽带市场的可用公共数据，并介绍了有关这些市场的六个数据驱动的程式化经济事实。宽带是一项重要的家庭支出。在大多数本地市场中，相互竞争的住宅宽带互联网服务提供商 (ISP) 数量非常有限。随着时间的推移，服务价格并没有下降太多。质量竞争似乎相当重要。新 ISP 的进入非常有限。无线技术创新推动了许多观察到的新进入。