Options to Increase Access to Telecommunications Services in Rural and Low-Income Areas

By: Juan Navas-Sabater and Arturo Muente-Kunigami

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Synopsis: Telecommunications sector policy-makers and regulators have a wide range of instruments available to them that can be used to increase access to telecommunications services in rural and low-income areas. The paper provides a review of these instruments, evaluating them against a set of criteria. It then goes on to identify a number of them that are worthy of further consideration by policy-makers and regulators while demonstrating that the effectiveness of the identified instruments can be greatly enhanced by the establishment of a conducive legal, regulatory and institutional framework. The paper concludes by confirming that while no single instrument taken in isolation can provide a full solution to universal access, a mix of the measures identified can be devised to achieve specific policy objectives in a particular country environment.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780821381434
Related ISBNs:: 9780821381434
Publisher:: World Bank Publications
Date of Addition:: 08/16/11
Copyrighted By:: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Technology, Communication
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
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