Residential broadband subscription demand: an econometric analysis of Australian choice experiment data

The recent roll-out of fibre-optic cable suggests that the willingness of households in passed communities to subscribe to networked services is an important issue. This paper studies the determination of the demand for network subscription. Through a discrete choice model the effect of installation and rental price on the likelihood of subscription is analysed. The logit regression is based on choice experiment (stated preference)subscription data obtained from a national survey of households. Limitations of this preliminary work and suggestions for future research are discussed.Broadband subscription demand

Gary Simpson Oral History

Dr. Simpson begins the interview by discussing the factors that informed his decision to attend Denison, particularly the role of Clifford Tyree. After talking about his impressions of Denison before enrolling, Dr. Simpson addresses what was going on the country at the time he arrived on campus, focusing on the election of Ronald Reagan as President, and the differing reactions between white and black students. Dr. Simpson discusses issues of fitting in on campus, particularly since his incoming class had significantly more black students than the previous class. He mentions the numerous organizations he was involved in, including his induction to Phi Beta Kappa, and his reasons for being so active. Dr. Simpson discusses how black students on campus had different levels of interest in engaging with other black students. He mentions the solidarity he felt with certain faculty members, particularly when there were racial incidents on campus and these faculty opened up discussions of these incidents in the classroom. In addressing the power of the Black community, Dr. Simpson focuses on issues related to the funding of the Black Student Union. He talks about the different nature of black student protest during his time at Denison, compared to other time periods. Dr. Simpson discusses the broader phenomenon of Black Student Unions on college campuses, and what the BSU meant to him. He addresses the issue of the BSU’s current open membership policy. Dr. Simpson addresses the idea of power being an important component in defining racism. He contends that the BSU’s ideology of creating social transformation was a blend of radical, liberal, and conservative. Dr. Simpson discusses the ways in which the BSU educated the broader campus community about a variety of matters. He addresses some of the opportunities and burdens of being in the generation that were heirs to the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Simpson shares his thoughts on changes in Denison’s general education requirement over the years, and he recounts a story of a letter exchange with the Provost at the time over tenure for black faculty

Broadband delivered entertainment services: forecasting Australian subscription intentions

This study estimates a nested multinomial logit (NMNL) model of broadband delivered entertainment service subscription that allows for the impact of an installation fee and rental price, service attributes and household demographic variables on subscription. The model is estimated on stated-preference data obtained from an Australia-wide survey of capital cities and provincial centres. Nested multinomial logit model estimates are used to provide forecasts that suggest 65 per cent of separate residences passed are likely to subscribe at 2000. This percentage translates into 1237 744 subscriber.Broadband entertainment services; forecasting Australian subscription demand

No Trinity, No Mission: The Apostolic Difference of Revisioning the Trinity

Moral and experiential monotheism, twin bequests of the enlightenment, have robbed recent doctrines of God of an essential apostolic difference. A revisioned formulation of the Trinity will provide good news for the modern world

For the Renewal of Repentence: The Lukan Texts in Lent

“When our lord and master Jesus Christ said, ‘repent,’ he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.” With these opening words of Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses, the Reformation erupted on the western Christian world. The renewal of repentance has often energized God’s mission and ministry. For instance, one might recall the mission of the eighth-century Hebrew prophets or of John the Baptist or of Peter on Pentecost or even of Jesus himself. The Lukan texts for Lent (Series C) in their distinctive way proffer a renewal of repentance for mission and ministry today