02757nam 2200601 a 450 991045998800332120200520144314.01-282-72573-497866127257390-8213-8420-1(CKB)2670000000041497(EBL)589797(OCoLC)659562267(SSID)ssj0000409802(PQKBManifestationID)12128653(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000409802(PQKBWorkID)10348205(PQKB)10467257(MiAaPQ)EBC589797(Au-PeEL)EBL589797(CaPaEBR)ebr10408444(CaONFJC)MIL272573(EXLCZ)99267000000004149720100527d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBuilding broadband[electronic resource] strategies and policies for the developing world /Yongsoo Kim, Tim Kelly, and Siddhartha RajaWashington, D.C. World Bankc20101 online resource (256 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-8419-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.The status and importance of broadband -- Rethinking broadband as an ecosystem -- Broadband market development in the Republic of Korea -- Experiences of other broadband leaders -- Strategies to build the broadband ecosystem -- Policies and programs to build broadband -- Building blocks for broadband.The year 2000 initiated a decade of spectacular growth in the information and communication technology sector in developing countries. Almost 75 percent of the world's mobile telephone subscriptions are in low- and middle-income countries, which have also promoted exciting innovations and realized significant economic development benefits. However, the adoption and use of broadband technology is another matter. Countries in North America and the European Union account for more than 50 percent of the world's 1 billion fixed and mobile broadband subscriptions, but South Asia and Sub-Saharan AfriInternet service providersKorea (South)Broadband communication systemsKorea (South)Electronic books.Internet service providersBroadband communication systems384.3/3Kim Yongsoo979143Kelly Tim(Tim John Charles)865410Raja Siddhartha1980-957629MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459988003321Building broadband2232040UNINA