Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2008
Six Degrees of Sharing

Many developing countries are preparing for a second wave of regulatory reform designed to enable them to harness the promise of new technologies and participate fully in the information society. This report examines a range of innovative sharing strategies regulators can use to speed up the uptake of ICTs and promote widespread, affordable broadband access. This year's Trends focuses on "Six Degrees of Sharing", examining active and passive infrastructure sharing, open access to international capacity, business sharing, end-user sharing and regulatory sharing.
- Click to access:
-
Click to download PDF - 4.99MBPDF
-
Click to Read online and shareREAD
End-user sharing
Sharing technologies is a common behaviour among people around the planet. People do it for various reasons – political, economic and social. When they do it intentionally, as part of the usual or normal operation of a service or application, we call this end-user sharing. To be sure, this kind of sharing is commonly a by-product of lower income levels, weak infrastructures, scarcity, or want. But this does not hide the fact that technologies are culturally programmed for sharing.
- Click to access:
-
Click to download PDF - 889.10KBPDF
-
Click to Read online and shareREAD