Much has been said of the benefits of access to telecommunication especially at the ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’. The economic as well as social benefits from such access can, in theory allow people to improve their life conditions, and also contribute more widely to development. Many in the...

The research quantitatively identifies the effect of willingness to use ICT by measuring the perceived impact of ICTs by users in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Cambodia. The study attempts to model the relationship between the perceived impacts of access to mobile phones and the adoption of...

Have the Universal Service Funds (USFs) of India, Malaysia and Pakistan utilized their resources efficiently and effectively to promote universal connectivity? Is it possible to devise a robust and parsimonious indicator for measuring how efficient the funds have been relative to the stated...