Product Description: This title presents the case that opening international voice communication to competition is key to reform the telecommunications sector, is sustainable in developing countries, and results in major gains to consumers, businesses, and to the economy...read more

Product Description: During the 1990's Chile experienced a rapid growth in telecommunications services that resulted in new services, technological innovation, and prices among the world's lowest. However, despite this fast growth in telecommunication services, most rural inhabitants of Chile and some urban dwellers continued to lack access to even a payphone...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: This study provides an account of approaches to the major policy and structural issues in the telecommunications sector, and describes developments in Latin America, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe. It also examines issues related to investment, regulation and implementation.

Product Description: The recent telecommunications revolution has led to considerable changes in the attitudes and strategies of policymakers, operating enterprises and international development organizations. Earlier regarded as a mere component of infrastructure, telecommunications have become a strategic factor of economic development at all levels, from individual firms to entire countries...read more