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Policy guidelines for providing telecommunication access in developing economies

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Economic literature and historical experience indicate a causal relationship between telecommunications and a country's development. This article, using structural microeconomic theory, outlines policies that will contribute to optimal accessibility and penetration of new telecommunication technology. Deregulation, privatization, licensing, and interconnection are discussed. Grass roots organizations and the urban/suburban “universal access” problem are included in a section on the digital divide.

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  • Barry Keating, 2002. "Policy guidelines for providing telecommunication access in developing economies," Forum for Social Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(2), pages 55-68, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:fosoec:v:31:y:2002:i:2:p:55-68
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02779060
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