Transforming Telecoms in Afghanistan : Expanding Affordable Access by Introducing Competition
Afghanistan has transformed its telecommunications from a fragmented system serving few people to a modern one putting Afghans in touch with one another and with the global economy. The government moved quickly to approve a Telecommunications and...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/7090191/transforming-telecoms-afghanistan-expanding-affordable-access-introducing-competition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10740 |
| id |
okr-10986-10740 |
|---|---|
| recordtype |
oai_dc |
| spelling |
okr-10986-107402021-04-23T14:02:52Z Transforming Telecoms in Afghanistan : Expanding Affordable Access by Introducing Competition Bhatia, Bhavna Gupta, Neeraj BASIC CALLS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES CONNECTIVITY DATA DIGITAL ENGINEERING FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATICS INNOVATIONS INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS INTERNET POLICY LINES MCT MEDIA MOBILE PHONE MOBILE SERVICE NETWORKS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION RADIO REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SUBSCRIBERS TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE VOICE WIRELESS Afghanistan has transformed its telecommunications from a fragmented system serving few people to a modern one putting Afghans in touch with one another and with the global economy. The government moved quickly to approve a Telecommunications and Internet Policy in 2003, and identified telecommunications as one of the two lead sectors for attracting private and foreign investment. The experience in Afghanistan shows that wireless communications can play a critical role as the primary telecommunications infrastructure in a post-conflict country. The key factors in Afghanistan's success in developing its telecommunications sector have been strong government commitment, a pro-competitive reform agenda, early focus on regulatory reforms and capacity building, and a transparent bidding process. 2012-08-13T12:59:07Z 2012-08-13T12:59:07Z 2006-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/7090191/transforming-telecoms-afghanistan-expanding-affordable-access-introducing-competition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10740 English Gridlines; No. 1 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research South Asia Afghanistan |
| repository_type |
Digital Repository |
| institution_category |
Foreign Institution |
| institution |
Digital Repositories |
| building |
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository |
| collection |
World Bank |
| language |
English |
| topic |
BASIC CALLS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES CONNECTIVITY DATA DIGITAL ENGINEERING FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATICS INNOVATIONS INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS INTERNET POLICY LINES MCT MEDIA MOBILE PHONE MOBILE SERVICE NETWORKS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION RADIO REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SUBSCRIBERS TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE VOICE WIRELESS |
| spellingShingle |
BASIC CALLS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES CONNECTIVITY DATA DIGITAL ENGINEERING FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATICS INNOVATIONS INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS INTERNET POLICY LINES MCT MEDIA MOBILE PHONE MOBILE SERVICE NETWORKS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION RADIO REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SUBSCRIBERS TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE VOICE WIRELESS Bhatia, Bhavna Gupta, Neeraj Transforming Telecoms in Afghanistan : Expanding Affordable Access by Introducing Competition |
| geographic_facet |
South Asia Afghanistan |
| relation |
Gridlines; No. 1 |
| description |
Afghanistan has transformed its
telecommunications from a fragmented system serving few
people to a modern one putting Afghans in touch with one
another and with the global economy. The government moved
quickly to approve a Telecommunications and Internet Policy
in 2003, and identified telecommunications as one of the two
lead sectors for attracting private and foreign investment.
The experience in Afghanistan shows that wireless
communications can play a critical role as the primary
telecommunications infrastructure in a post-conflict
country. The key factors in Afghanistan's success in
developing its telecommunications sector have been strong
government commitment, a pro-competitive reform agenda,
early focus on regulatory reforms and capacity building, and
a transparent bidding process. |
| format |
Publications & Research :: Brief |
| author |
Bhatia, Bhavna Gupta, Neeraj |
| author_facet |
Bhatia, Bhavna Gupta, Neeraj |
| author_sort |
Bhatia, Bhavna |
| title |
Transforming Telecoms in Afghanistan : Expanding Affordable Access by Introducing Competition |
| title_short |
Transforming Telecoms in Afghanistan : Expanding Affordable Access by Introducing Competition |
| title_full |
Transforming Telecoms in Afghanistan : Expanding Affordable Access by Introducing Competition |
| title_fullStr |
Transforming Telecoms in Afghanistan : Expanding Affordable Access by Introducing Competition |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Transforming Telecoms in Afghanistan : Expanding Affordable Access by Introducing Competition |
| title_sort |
transforming telecoms in afghanistan : expanding affordable access by introducing competition |
| publisher |
World Bank, Washington, DC |
| publishDate |
2012 |
| url |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/7090191/transforming-telecoms-afghanistan-expanding-affordable-access-introducing-competition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10740 |
| _version_ |
1764414201793609728 |