Product Description: In 2003 and again in 2005, the international community was called by the United Nations to take part in a World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). This two-phased summit placed an unprecedented global spotlight on information and communication issues...read more

Product Description: This resource offers a detailed road map for tracking developments and trends in both international telecommunications and Internet-mediated communications. Useful to novices and higher-level professionals alike, the book explores the impact of the Internet on international telecommunications and gives a clear definition of technological and marketplace convergence...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Examines where OECD countries stand on international telecommunications pricing practices regarding accounting rates and collection charges. It discusses the application of some of the main principles, including transparency, cost-oriented pricing, and non-discrimination.

Product Description: The pricing structure for the provision of international telecommunication services has become a key issue for policy makers in recent years. This report examines the present system of charging practices and concludes that it is inefficient, discriminatory, and results in economic distortions...read more