Convergence in Information and Communication Technology : Strategic and Regulatory Considerations
This book is a compilation of two recently completed works on the convergence of information and communication technology (ICT) (Singh and Raja 2008, 2009). Since then, convergence, the eroding of boundaries among previously separate ICT services,...
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3G ACCESS TO SERVICES AUCTIONS BACKBONE BANDWIDTH BARRIERS TO ENTRY BASIC BEST PRACTICE BEST-PRACTICE BROADBAND BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY BROADBAND NETWORK BROADBAND NETWORKS BROADBAND TELEPHONY BROADCAST BROADCASTING BROADCASTING SERVICES BUSINESS ENTITIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES CABLE TELEVISION CABLE TV CAPABILITY CAPACITY BUILDING CELLULAR NETWORK CELLULAR NETWORKS CITIES CLIENT COUNTRIES CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATION SERVICE COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMUNITIES COMPETITION LAW COMPETITION POLICY COMPUTER USERS COMPUTING CONTENT CREATION CONTENT CREATORS CONTENT PROVIDERS COPYING COPYRIGHT DATA COMPRESSION DATA NETWORKS DATA PROCESSING DATA SERVICES DATA TRANSMISSION DECISION MAKERS DEMOCRACY DIGITAL DIGITAL DATA DIGITAL DEVICES DIGITAL PHOTOS DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER DIGITAL TELEPHONE DIGITAL TELEVISION DIGITAL VIDEO DIGITALIZATION DISTANCE EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DOI DOMAINS E-GOVERNANCE E-MAILS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL REPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES GICT GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS HIGH-SPEED ICT IMAGES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET NETWORKS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS INTERNET SERVICES INTERNET TELEPHONY INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE ISP JOURNALS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSE LICENSES LICENSING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET DEMAND MARKET SEGMENTS MASS MARKET MATERIAL MOBILE NETWORKS MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS MOBILE PHONES MOBILE SERVICE MOBILE TELEPHONE MOBILE TELEPHONES MOBILE TELEPHONY MONITORS MULTIMEDIA MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS MULTIPLE ACCESS MULTIPLE SERVICE PROVIDERS NETWORK ACCESS NETWORK DEPLOYMENT NETWORK DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GROWTH NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS NETWORKING NETWORKS NEW MARKET NEW MARKETS NEW TECHNOLOGIES ONLINE ADVERTISING ONLINE SERVICES OPEN ACCESS PC PENETRATION OF BROADBAND PERSONAL COMPUTER POLICY FORMULATION POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY FRAMEWORKS PORTABLE DEVICES PRIVATE INVESTMENT PROGRAMS PROTOCOL QUALITY OF SERVICE QUERIES RADIO RADIO SPECTRUM RADIO STATIONS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY CHALLENGES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY PRINCIPLES REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REGIMES RESULT RESULTS ROUTER ROUTERS SATELLITE SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SUBSCRIBER LINE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEGEOGRAPHY TELEPHONE TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE NETWORK TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONY TELEPHONY SERVICES TEXT TRADITIONAL BUSINESSES UNIVERSAL SERVICE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUNDS USER USERS USES VIDEO VIDEOS VOICE TELEPHONY VOICE-OVER-INTERNET PROTOCOL VOIP WEB WEB SITES WIRELESS WIRELESS ACCESS WIRELESS SERVICES WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS TELEPHONY |
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3G ACCESS TO SERVICES AUCTIONS BACKBONE BANDWIDTH BARRIERS TO ENTRY BASIC BEST PRACTICE BEST-PRACTICE BROADBAND BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY BROADBAND NETWORK BROADBAND NETWORKS BROADBAND TELEPHONY BROADCAST BROADCASTING BROADCASTING SERVICES BUSINESS ENTITIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES CABLE TELEVISION CABLE TV CAPABILITY CAPACITY BUILDING CELLULAR NETWORK CELLULAR NETWORKS CITIES CLIENT COUNTRIES CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATION SERVICE COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMUNITIES COMPETITION LAW COMPETITION POLICY COMPUTER USERS COMPUTING CONTENT CREATION CONTENT CREATORS CONTENT PROVIDERS COPYING COPYRIGHT DATA COMPRESSION DATA NETWORKS DATA PROCESSING DATA SERVICES DATA TRANSMISSION DECISION MAKERS DEMOCRACY DIGITAL DIGITAL DATA DIGITAL DEVICES DIGITAL PHOTOS DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER DIGITAL TELEPHONE DIGITAL TELEVISION DIGITAL VIDEO DIGITALIZATION DISTANCE EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DOI DOMAINS E-GOVERNANCE E-MAILS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL REPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES GICT GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS HIGH-SPEED ICT IMAGES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET NETWORKS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS INTERNET SERVICES INTERNET TELEPHONY INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE ISP JOURNALS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSE LICENSES LICENSING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET DEMAND MARKET SEGMENTS MASS MARKET MATERIAL MOBILE NETWORKS MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS MOBILE PHONES MOBILE SERVICE MOBILE TELEPHONE MOBILE TELEPHONES MOBILE TELEPHONY MONITORS MULTIMEDIA MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS MULTIPLE ACCESS MULTIPLE SERVICE PROVIDERS NETWORK ACCESS NETWORK DEPLOYMENT NETWORK DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GROWTH NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS NETWORKING NETWORKS NEW MARKET NEW MARKETS NEW TECHNOLOGIES ONLINE ADVERTISING ONLINE SERVICES OPEN ACCESS PC PENETRATION OF BROADBAND PERSONAL COMPUTER POLICY FORMULATION POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY FRAMEWORKS PORTABLE DEVICES PRIVATE INVESTMENT PROGRAMS PROTOCOL QUALITY OF SERVICE QUERIES RADIO RADIO SPECTRUM RADIO STATIONS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY CHALLENGES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY PRINCIPLES REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REGIMES RESULT RESULTS ROUTER ROUTERS SATELLITE SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SUBSCRIBER LINE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEGEOGRAPHY TELEPHONE TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE NETWORK TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONY TELEPHONY SERVICES TEXT TRADITIONAL BUSINESSES UNIVERSAL SERVICE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUNDS USER USERS USES VIDEO VIDEOS VOICE TELEPHONY VOICE-OVER-INTERNET PROTOCOL VOIP WEB WEB SITES WIRELESS WIRELESS ACCESS WIRELESS SERVICES WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS TELEPHONY Singh, Rajendra Raja, Siddhartha Convergence in Information and Communication Technology : Strategic and Regulatory Considerations |
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This book is a compilation of two
recently completed works on the convergence of information
and communication technology (ICT) (Singh and Raja 2008,
2009). Since then, convergence, the eroding of boundaries
among previously separate ICT services, networks, and
business practices, has accelerated and deepened. At the
time these reports were written, convergence was already a
reality and was picking up pace in low-income countries, as
in the rest of the world. Now, as this introduction
summarizes, broadband networks are reaching deeper into
previously unserved areas. The growing number of people
connected to broadband networks are consuming, sharing, and
creating new multimedia content and applications. And they
are doing this on handheld and portable devices that are
less costly and do more than before. All sorts of users,
governments, businesses, individuals, and ICT firms, are
looking to cut costs while capturing greater value. Taken
together, these trends indicate that convergence is set to
accelerate even through the ongoing global economic
downturn. Countries that enable convergence through
appropriate policy and regulatory responses will realize
significant benefits in terms of expanded access, lower
prices, and greater competition. Chapter two of this book
focuses on the strategic implications of convergence and
possible policy responses. Chapter three focuses on emerging
regulatory practices facilitating multiple plays, or the
provision of multiple services, such as voice telephony,
broadcasting, and Internet access, by one operator over a
single communications network, typically telephone or cable
television but increasingly mobile and fixed wireless
networks. The book concludes by presenting several
best-practice principles for regulatory responses to
multiple plays and, to some extent, to convergence more
generally. Indeed, the main task for regulators is to remove
artificial barriers and restrictions that are remnants of
legacy regulation, thus clearing the way for market forces
to play out, promoting the public interest, and leading to
the realization of a range of benefits for users. |
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Convergence in Information and
Communication Technology : Strategic and Regulatory Considerations |
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Convergence in Information and
Communication Technology : Strategic and Regulatory Considerations |
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Convergence in Information and
Communication Technology : Strategic and Regulatory Considerations |
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Convergence in Information and
Communication Technology : Strategic and Regulatory Considerations |
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Convergence in Information and
Communication Technology : Strategic and Regulatory Considerations |
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convergence in information and
communication technology : strategic and regulatory considerations |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-24172021-04-23T14:02:01Z Convergence in Information and Communication Technology : Strategic and Regulatory Considerations Singh, Rajendra Raja, Siddhartha 3G ACCESS TO SERVICES AUCTIONS BACKBONE BANDWIDTH BARRIERS TO ENTRY BASIC BEST PRACTICE BEST-PRACTICE BROADBAND BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY BROADBAND NETWORK BROADBAND NETWORKS BROADBAND TELEPHONY BROADCAST BROADCASTING BROADCASTING SERVICES BUSINESS ENTITIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES CABLE TELEVISION CABLE TV CAPABILITY CAPACITY BUILDING CELLULAR NETWORK CELLULAR NETWORKS CITIES CLIENT COUNTRIES CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATION SERVICE COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMUNITIES COMPETITION LAW COMPETITION POLICY COMPUTER USERS COMPUTING CONTENT CREATION CONTENT CREATORS CONTENT PROVIDERS COPYING COPYRIGHT DATA COMPRESSION DATA NETWORKS DATA PROCESSING DATA SERVICES DATA TRANSMISSION DECISION MAKERS DEMOCRACY DIGITAL DIGITAL DATA DIGITAL DEVICES DIGITAL PHOTOS DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER DIGITAL TELEPHONE DIGITAL TELEVISION DIGITAL VIDEO DIGITALIZATION DISTANCE EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DOI DOMAINS E-GOVERNANCE E-MAIL E-MAILS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL REPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES GICT GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS HIGH-SPEED ICT IMAGES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET NETWORKS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS INTERNET SERVICES INTERNET TELEPHONY INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE ISP JOURNALS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSE LICENSES LICENSING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET DEMAND MARKET SEGMENTS MASS MARKET MATERIAL MOBILE NETWORKS MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS MOBILE PHONES MOBILE SERVICE MOBILE TELEPHONE MOBILE TELEPHONES MOBILE TELEPHONY MONITORS MULTIMEDIA MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS MULTIPLE ACCESS MULTIPLE SERVICE PROVIDERS NETWORK ACCESS NETWORK DEPLOYMENT NETWORK DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GROWTH NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS NETWORKING NETWORKS NEW MARKET NEW MARKETS NEW TECHNOLOGIES ONLINE ADVERTISING ONLINE SERVICES OPEN ACCESS PC PENETRATION OF BROADBAND PERSONAL COMPUTER POLICY FORMULATION POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY FRAMEWORKS PORTABLE DEVICES PRIVATE INVESTMENT PROGRAMS PROTOCOL QUALITY OF SERVICE QUERIES RADIO RADIO SPECTRUM RADIO STATIONS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY CHALLENGES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY PRINCIPLES REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REGIMES RESULT RESULTS ROUTER ROUTERS SATELLITE SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SUBSCRIBER LINE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEGEOGRAPHY TELEPHONE TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE NETWORK TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONY TELEPHONY SERVICES TEXT TRADITIONAL BUSINESSES UNIVERSAL SERVICE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUNDS USER USERS USES VIDEO VIDEOS VOICE TELEPHONY VOICE-OVER-INTERNET PROTOCOL VOIP WEB WEB SITES WIRELESS WIRELESS ACCESS WIRELESS SERVICES WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS TELEPHONY This book is a compilation of two recently completed works on the convergence of information and communication technology (ICT) (Singh and Raja 2008, 2009). Since then, convergence, the eroding of boundaries among previously separate ICT services, networks, and business practices, has accelerated and deepened. At the time these reports were written, convergence was already a reality and was picking up pace in low-income countries, as in the rest of the world. Now, as this introduction summarizes, broadband networks are reaching deeper into previously unserved areas. The growing number of people connected to broadband networks are consuming, sharing, and creating new multimedia content and applications. And they are doing this on handheld and portable devices that are less costly and do more than before. All sorts of users, governments, businesses, individuals, and ICT firms, are looking to cut costs while capturing greater value. Taken together, these trends indicate that convergence is set to accelerate even through the ongoing global economic downturn. Countries that enable convergence through appropriate policy and regulatory responses will realize significant benefits in terms of expanded access, lower prices, and greater competition. Chapter two of this book focuses on the strategic implications of convergence and possible policy responses. Chapter three focuses on emerging regulatory practices facilitating multiple plays, or the provision of multiple services, such as voice telephony, broadcasting, and Internet access, by one operator over a single communications network, typically telephone or cable television but increasingly mobile and fixed wireless networks. The book concludes by presenting several best-practice principles for regulatory responses to multiple plays and, to some extent, to convergence more generally. Indeed, the main task for regulators is to remove artificial barriers and restrictions that are remnants of legacy regulation, thus clearing the way for market forces to play out, promoting the public interest, and leading to the realization of a range of benefits for users. 2012-03-19T09:33:07Z 2012-03-19T09:33:07Z 2010 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20100304234634 978-0-8213-8169-4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2417 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research |