This article examines the dualistic nature of communications in China. It identifies three levels of communication dualism: rural-urban, core-peripheral and advanced-rudimentary. The first concerns socioeconomic disparity, the second arises from locational imbalance and the third is a...

This article discusses the role of deregulation in maintaining Hong Kong as a communications hub in the Asia-Pacific region. It points out that simply deregulating the market will not warrant a hubbing role for Hong Kong. The adequacy of the deregulatory measures to ensure genuine competition,...

After examining the current development of cable television in Australia, the paper proposes a tripartite model for the study of telecommunications policy. On the basis of their respective interests, the behavioural characteristics of three major players--the State, Business and Public--are...

Since 1990 control over telecommunications deregulation in Hong Kong has fallen into the hands of China. China has two goals in telecommunications development in Hong Kong: profits and control. The most likely winner of the second network in Hong Kong, if it is comparable to the existing one in...