[PDF] Telecommunications In Africa eBook

Author : B. A. Kiplagat
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 27,6 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789051991697

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This publication views Africa in a global perspective, in economic, regulatory and technological terms. Arguments are offered for ensuring that Africa keeps pace with global technology as the rest of the world is gearing towards multimedia communications and the associated productivity gains.

Author : Eli M. Noam
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 38,40 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0195102010

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Author : Charley Lewis
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 10,90 MB
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030435295

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This book provides the first full account of the 20-year story of universal access and service in South Africa’s ICT sector. From 1994 the country’s first democratic government set out to redress the deep digital divide afflicting the overwhelming majority of its citizens, already poor and disenfranchised, but likewise marginalised in access to telephone infrastructure and services. By this time, an incipient global policy regime was driving reforms in the telecomms sector, and also developing good practice models for universal service. Policy diffusion thus led South Africa to adopt, adapt and implement a slew of these interventions. In particular, roll-out obligations were imposed on licensees, and a universal service fund was established. But an agency with a universal service mandate was also created; and licences in under-serviced areas were awarded. The book goes on to identify and analyse the policy success and failure of each of these interventions, and suggests some lessons to be learned.

Author : Dave Kaplan
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,98 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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The South African telecommunications industry is at a crucial stage in its technological development, facing choices that will have long-term effects on private consumers and large-scale industry alike. In The crossed line, David Kaplan examines the development of the telecommunications industry in South Africa and, sometimes controversially, discusses the problems that have beset it. In analyzing the factors which will determine its future structure and operations, he turns to comparative studies of the industry in a number of countries. The book provides a critique of the public communications network administered by the South African Post Office. It also explains the workings of the local industry which supplies equipment to the telecommunications network. Kaplan substantiates his text with data, tables and many interviews. The information he provides is pertinent and detailed enough to remain valuable for reference purposes.

Author : Ramata Molo Thioune
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 10,46 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Communication in community development
ISBN : 1552500012

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Volume 1 looks at the introduction, adoption, and utilization of ICTs at the community level. In various contexts -- geographical, technological, socioeconomic, cultural, and institutional -- the book explores the questions of community participation. It looks at how communities in sub-Saharan Africa have reacted to the changes brought about by the introduction of these new ICTs and, in detail, presents both the opportunities and the challenges that ICTs present for community development. The book will be useful for both researchers and development practitioners active, or just embarking upon, an "ICT for development" program. It will also be a very useful reference tool not only for academics but also for policymakers, decision-makers, and development professionals interested in the issue.

Author : H. R. Mgombelo
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 16,51 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789051993486

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Telecommunication for Business in Africa is a collection of studies on policy and regulation for the communications sector, as well as on telecommunication solutions and information services designed for economic actors in sub-Saharan Africa. This limitative angle on business solutions and services, which however impact strongly on economic performance, is the unique characteristic of this volume. The studies presented are based on original research across Africa and include detailed country case studies. Telecommunication for Business in Africa documents opportunities offered by today's communities of investors, systems integrators and concept designers, aiming to empower both small and large business and making Africa more competitive. Telecom Forum Africa (Kenya), the initiators of this publication, is a research and investment promotion organization.

Author : Mohammad A. Mustafa
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 17,71 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780821338513

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World Bank Technical Paper No. 345. This report examines specific policies for achieving sustainable development of the mining industry in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The report highlights the importance of the mining sector to national economies of the region and discusses World Bank assistance in formulating policy. Also available in Spanish: (ISBN 0-8213-3942-7) Stock no. 13942.