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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Main Authors:	Singh, Rajendra, Raja, Siddhartha
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	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
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