LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ARPU Average Revenue Per User BT UK British Telecom BWA Broadband Wireless Access CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate CBO US Congressional Budget Offi ce CFIC New Zealand Crown Fibre Investment Co DSL Digital Subscriber Line DSLAM Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer EPI US Economic Policy Institute EU European Union EUR Euro FSS Fixed-Satellite Service FTTC Fibre to the Cabinet FTTH Fibre-to-the Home FTTx Fibre to the X GDP Gross Domestic Product HSPA High-Speed Packet Access HTS High Throughput Satellite IAB US Interactive Advertising Bureau ICT Information and Communication Technology ILO International Labour Offi ce IMF International Monetary Fund IP Internet Protocol IPTV Internet Protocol Television ITU International Telecommunication Union 83