We are proud to present the seventh edition of Trends in Telecommunication Reform, an integral part of our dialogue with the world’s information and communications technology (ICT) policy-makers and regulators. This 7th edition has been released at a...

Bringing broadband to the masses is one of the major challenges facing the global ICT community. Addressing this challenge requires new thinking, and an end to business as usual. The 7th edition of Trends in Telecommunication Reform is designed to...

Each wave of technological development offers new promise in the battle to bridge the Digital Divide. Most new technologies are cheaper to deploy than legacy copper networks, and at the same time, they can deliver a full range of ICT services, from...

Previous chapters have explored the promising landscape of new broadband opportunities that is emerging as waves of innovation reshape the ICT sector. These innovations are occurring across all aspects of the industry, from technological developments...

This chapter discusses the challenges spectrum regulators face in allocating and assigning spectrum for broadband wireless access (BWA) and other wireless services. The main challenge is to provide for flexible, market-oriented spectrum licence...

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service is often viewed as a “disruptive technology,” meaning that it has the potential to drastically alter the status quo in the global tele com mu nication industry. In fact, all of the current market...

The anti-spam laws enacted around the world so far have been largely unsuccessful in stopping spam. In almost every instance, anti-spam statutes have been directed at sanctioning spammers for their bad acts. An increasing number of countries and...

Regulators and policy-makers view the advent of broadband networks and services as both a challenge and an opportunity. What, really, is “broadband”? To the layman, it often translates as “fast internet access.” But as the edition of Trends has...