This book suggests an ecosystem approach to broadband policy that could help in the design of strategies, policies, and programs that support network expansion, have the potential to transform economies, improve the quality and range of services, enable application development, and broaden...

The year 2000 initiated a decade of spectacular growth in the information and communication technology sector in developing countries. Almost 75 percent of the world's mobile telephone subscriptions are in low- and middle-income countries, which have also promoted exciting innovations and...

CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Building Broadband; What Is Broadband?; Why Is Broadband Important?; Figures; 1.1 Effect of Various Information and Communication Technologies on GDP Growth in High- and Low-Income Economies,...