ISBN:
9780821381717
,
9780821381694
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (105 pages)
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DDC:
303.4833
Keywords:
Information technology
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Telecommunication
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Electronic books ; local
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Electronic books
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Information technology
;
Telecommunication
Abstract:
Growth in the information and technology (ICT) sector has exploded over the past 20 years. Dynamic market and technology developments have led to a phenomenon known as convergence, defined in this volume as the erosion of boundaries between previously separate ICT services, networks, and business practices. Examples include cable television networks that offer phone service, Internet television, and mergers between media and telecommunications firms. The results are exciting and hold significant promise for developing countries, which can benefit from expanded access, greater competition, and increased investments. However, convergence in ICT is challenging traditional policy and regulatory frameworks. With convergence occurring in countries across the spectrum of economic development, it is critical that policy makers and regulators understand it and respond in ways that maximize the benefits while mitigating the risks.This volume analyzes the strategic and regulatory dimensions of convergence. It offers policy makers and regulators examples from countries around the world as they address this phenomenon. The authors suggest that countries that enable convergence are likely to reap the greater rewards. But the precise nature of the response will differ by country. Hence, this book offers global principles that should be tailored to local circumstances as regulatory frameworks evolve to address convergence.
Abstract:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Convergence Continues to Gain Momentum Worldwide -- Responding to Convergence -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Thinking Strategically about ICT Convergence -- Understanding Convergence -- Convergence Is Reality -- Opportunities and Challenges of Convergence for the ICT Sector -- Options for Policy Responses -- Nothing Endures but Change -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Emerging Regulatory Responses to Multiple Play -- Supply of and Demand for Multiple-Play Services Are Growing -- Multiple-Play Challenges in Legacy Regulatory Frameworks -- What Role Should Regulatory Frameworks Play? -- Implementing the Regulatory Response -- Crucial Principles for an Enabling Regulatory Environment -- Authorizations -- Spectrum Management -- Interconnection and Access -- Universal Service -- Regulatory Agencies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References and Other Resources -- Index -- Back cover.
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Thinking Strategically about ICT Convergence; Tables; Boxes; 3 Emerging Regulatory Responses to Multiple Play; Figures; References and Other Resources; Index
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