Telecommunications Challenges in Developing Countries

Download or read book Telecommunications Challenges in Developing Countries written by Andrew Dymond and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In rural telecommunications, network costs are known to be high, and the traditional consensus has been that many rural areas cannot be connected without subsidies. This report examines options for implementing a charge regime in developing countries which takes account of the relative cost differences between urban and rural networks. Issues discussed include: customer affordability; customer education and awareness; numbering plan and billing; the need for detailed cost models; distortions created by asymmetric termination charges, and alternative implementation strategies.