LEADER 03681nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910449692103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-23825-9 010 $a9786610238255 010 $a0-8213-6359-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000225119 035 $a(EBL)459851 035 $a(OCoLC)62162766 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000086871 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11112475 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000086871 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10031271 035 $a(PQKB)10814251 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459851 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459851 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10091274 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL23825 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000225119 100 $a20050624d2005 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFinancing information and communication infrastructure needs in the developing world$b[electronic resource] $epublic and private roles 210 $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (58 p.) 225 1 $aWorld Bank working paper ;$vno. 65 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-6358-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; 1. There Has Been a Massive Rollout of ICI in the 1990's; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; 2. The Picture is More Mixed for Advanced ICI; 3. Advance to Date Has Been Due to New Technologies, Declining Costs, and Considerable Investment; 4. A Growing Share of ICI Investment is Private; LIST OF BOXES; 5. Competitive, Well-regulated Private Investment Remains the Key to Meeting the Growing Demand for ICI; 6. Going Forward, There Are Considerable Investment Needs for ICI in Developing Countries 327 $a7. The First Question is How to Attract the Private Financing to Meet Those Needs8. Even With Greater Private Involvement, Gaps Will Remain; 9. Some Investment Gaps Can Be Filled With Pro-Investment Policy and Regulation; 10. Some Gaps Can Be Covered by Leveraging the Government's Role as Consumer and Utility Operator; 11. Some Gaps May Require Government-Supported Access Initiatives; 12. Donor Community Financing Plays a Relatively Small Role in Overall Financing; 13. The Catalytic Role for Donors and the WBG Can Be Significant; Bibliography 330 $aOver the past ten years, private-sector-led growth has revolutionized access to telecommunications. Every region of the developing world benefitted in terms of investment and rollout. This revolution would have been impossible without government reform and oversight. Advanced information and communication infrastructure (ICI) are increasingly important to doing business in a globalizing world. Governments, enterprises, civil society, workers, and poor populations in the developing countries need more affordable access. This report proposes strategies that governments can carry out to attract 410 0$aWorld Bank working paper ;$vno. 65. 606 $aTelecommunication policy$zDeveloping countries 606 $aTelecommunication$xDeregulation$zDeveloping countries 606 $aPrivatization$zDeveloping countries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTelecommunication policy 615 0$aTelecommunication$xDeregulation 615 0$aPrivatization 676 $a384/.09172/4 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449692103321 996 $aFinancing information and communication infrastructure needs in the developing world$91919650 997 $aUNINA