Convergence : Policy and Regulatory Response

In the most general sense, convergence is the integration of any traditionally segmented areas of communications systems. Convergence is happening today in Egypt, and is driven by the growth of digital media and packet data communication. In specif...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Knowledge Economy Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	3G ADVERTISING ANALOG AVERAGE COSTS BANDWIDTH BROADBAND BROADBAND CONNECTION BROADBAND NETWORK BROADBAND NETWORKS BROADCAST BROADCASTING BROADCASTING SERVICES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT RANKINGS BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS PLANS BUSINESSES CABLE TELEVISION CABLE TV CELLULAR NETWORK CELLULAR NETWORKS CELLULAR SERVICES CELLULAR TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION SERVICE COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION LAW COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTER CRIME COMPUTING CONNECTIVITY CONSUMER DEMAND CONTENT CREATORS CONTENT DEVELOPMENT CONTENT PRODUCTION CONTENT PROVIDER CONTENT PROVIDERS COPYRIGHT DATA ACCESS DATA COMMUNICATION DATA COMMUNICATIONS DATA SERVICES DATA TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DIGITAL DIGITAL CONTENT DIGITAL DEVICES DIGITAL MEDIA DIGITAL SYSTEMS DIGITIZATION DISTANCE EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DIVIDENDS DSL E-GOVERNANCE E-GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ELECTRONIC MEDIA ELECTRONIC SERVICES END-USER EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION EXPORT EARNINGS FAIR COMPETITION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FUNCTIONALITY GATEWAYS GOVERNMENT OFFICES GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH-SPEED ICT INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION NETWORKS INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL REGULATION INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET NETWORKS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INTERNET SERVICES IP ISP IT SERVICES LABOR FORCE LEARNING LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LICENSE LICENSE FEES LICENSES LICENSING LITERACY MARKET DEMANDS MARKET SEGMENTS MARKETING MOBILE NETWORKS MOBILE PHONE NETWORK ACCESS NETWORK DEPLOYMENT NETWORK DEPLOYMENTS NETWORK DEVELOPMENT NETWORK SERVICES NETWORK SYSTEM NETWORK TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY OLIGOPOLIES ONLINE PAYMENT OPEN ACCESS OPEN STANDARDS OUTSOURCING PACKET DATA PACKET SWITCHING PAYMENT SERVICE PAYMENT SERVICES PENETRATION RATES PHONES POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POSTAL SECTOR PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PROTOCOL QUALITY OF SERVICE RADIO RADIO SPECTRUM REAL TIME REDUCTIONS IN COSTS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY REGIMES REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RESULT RESULTS ROUTERS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SATELLITE SEARCH SERVERS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS STREAMS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TAXATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TELECOM TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TELECOMS TELECOMS INDUSTRY TELECOMS REGULATOR TELECOMS SECTOR TELEMEDICINE TELEPHONE TELEPHONE NETWORK TELEPHONE NETWORKS TELEPHONY TEXT TRADITIONAL MARKET TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSMISSION TYPES OF CONTENT UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL SERVICE USERS USES UTILITY MODEL VIDEO VIDEOS VOIP WEBSITE WEBSITES WIRELESS WIRELESS ACCESS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/16350062/egypt-convergence-policy-regulatory-response http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12979