LEADER 03424nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910461404203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8213-8676-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000107400 035 $a(EBL)744116 035 $a(OCoLC)745866897 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000565159 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12219835 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000565159 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10528523 035 $a(PQKB)11167378 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC744116 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL744116 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10506394 035 $a(OCoLC)754333925 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000107400 100 $a20110810d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfrica's ICT infrastructure$b[electronic resource] $ebuilding on the mobile revolution /$fMark D.J. Williams, Rebecca Mayer, and Michael Minges 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (310 p.) 225 1 $aDirections in development. Infrastructure 300 $a"Vivien Foster and Cecilia Bricen?o-Garmendia, series editors." 311 $a0-8213-8454-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; About the AICD; Series Foreword; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Figures; Chapter 2 Access to Telecommunications in Africa; Boxes; Tables; Chapter 3 Market Reform and Regulation; Chapter 4 Financing Telecommunications in Africa; Chapter 5 Future Investment Needs; Chapter 6 Policy Analysis and Conclusions; Appendix 1 Access to Telecommunications in Africa; Appendix 2 Market Reform and Regulation; Appendix 3 Financing Telecommunications in Africa; Appendix 4 Future Investment Needs 327 $aAppendix 5 Rates of Penetration of ICT Services in Sub-Saharan AfricaIndex 330 $aInformation and communication technologies (ICTs) have been a remarkable success in Africa. In just 10 years-dating from the end of the 1990s-mobile network coverage rose from 16 percent to 90 percent of the urban population and by 2009 nearly half of Africa's rural population was also living within range of a mobile network. Large-scale investment in the sector across the continent has transformed telecommunications from a luxury enjoyed by a privileged few to a mass-market, low-cost service, used in villages and cities alike.Africa's ICT Infrastructure: Building on the Mobile Revolution char 410 0$aDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).$pInfrastructure. 517 3 $aAfrica's information and communication technologies infrastructure 606 $aInformation technology$zAfrica 606 $aTelecommunication$zAfrica 606 $aEconomic assistance$zAfrica 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInformation technology 615 0$aTelecommunication 615 0$aEconomic assistance 676 $a384.5/3 700 $aWilliams$b Mark D. J.$f1972-$01050066 701 $aMayer$b Rebecca$01050067 701 $aMinges$b Michael$01050068 701 $aFoster$b Vivien$f1968-$0145543 701 $aBricen?o-Garmendia$b Cecilia$01035346 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461404203321 996 $aAfrica's ICT infrastructure$92479553 997 $aUNINA