Options to Increase Access to Telecommunications Services in Rural and Low-Income Areas
Author | : Arturo Muente-Kunigami |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 2010-03-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780821381434 |
ISBN-13 | : 0821381431 |
Rating | : 4/5 (431 Downloads) |
Download or read book Options to Increase Access to Telecommunications Services in Rural and Low-Income Areas written by Arturo Muente-Kunigami and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010-03-12 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.