Telecommunications and Information Services for the Poor

Toward a Strategy for Universal Access

By: Andrew Dymond, Juan Navas-Sabater

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The development community in general and the World Bank in particular recognize the importance of access to telecommunications as an element within the agenda of economic development and poverty reduction. The World Bank has adopted a strategy that includes universal access to telecommunications as a goal. This paper outlines various approaches that can be integrated to help close the 'access gap' to telecommunications where needed. These include: designing and implementing appropriate policies and regulations; acquiring both government subsidies and private investment funds; building institutions and human capacity to make best use of technology; and, analyzing, refining and publishing new approaches.

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Foreword	p. V
Abstract	p. VI
Acknowledgments	p. VII
Executive Summary	p. IX
Telecommunications, Information and Poverty Reduction	p. 1
Knowledge and Development	p. 1
Role of Information and Communications Technologies in Poverty Reduction	p. 1
The Digital Divide	p. 3
The World Bank Group's Strategic Role	p. 4
Overview of the Access Problem	p. 7
The Two Dimensions of the Access Problem	p. 7
The Two Access Gaps	p. 7
Basic Access Indicators	p. 9
Access to Information Technology and the Internet	p. 13
Technology and Market Solutions for the Access Gaps	p. 15
Technology and Cost Trends	p. 15
Retailing Innovations and Community Access Trends	p. 18
Policy and Regulatory Models for Improving Access	p. 25
Introduction	p. 25
Country Groupings Based on Liberalization and Geoeconomic Dimensions	p. 25
Policy and Regulatory Options for the Market Efficiency Gap	p. 27
Bridging the Access Gap in a Less than Liberalized Environment	p. 28
Bridging the Access Gap in a Liberalizing Environment	p. 31
Smart Subsidies and Other Financial Schemes to Promote Universal Access	p. 33
The Emerging New Breed of "Rural" Operators	p. 38
World Bank Group Experience to Date	p. 41
World Bank Experience	p. 41
IFC Experience	p. 44
Emerging Lessons from World Bank Group Operations	p. 44
Toward A Strategy for Universal Access	p. 47
Objectives	p. 47
Strategic Directions	p. 48
Implementation and Monitoring	p. 56
Annexes	p. 63
Regulatory and Market Structure of Selected Countries	p. 63
Universal Service / Access Approach in Selected Countries	p. 67
Universal Access Profiles of Selected Countries	p. 73
Methodology for Country Groupings	p. 89
Methodology to Approximate Universal Access Costs	p. 93
References	p. 99
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