Options To Increase Access To Telecommunications Services In Rural And Low-Income Areas
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Telecommunications
| Author: | Kunigami Arturo; Navas-Sabater Juan | ISBN: | 9780821381403 |
| Publisher: | World Bank | Publication: | November 20, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kunigami Arturo; Navas-Sabater Juan |
| ISBN: | 9780821381403 |
| Publisher: | World Bank |
| Publication: | November 20, 2009 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
