Telecom Policy Innovation: the Role of Free Spectrum and Telecommunication Development in Rural Ghana
Every nation wants to achieve Universal Access of telecommunication services due to its importance to the economy and national life. Unfortunately in sub-Saharan Africa, telecommunication services are either scarce or non-existent in rural areas. However, previous telecommunication policies have ena...
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| description | Every nation wants to achieve Universal Access of telecommunication services due to its importance to the economy and national life. Unfortunately in sub-Saharan Africa, telecommunication services are either scarce or non-existent in rural areas. However, previous telecommunication policies have enabled the provision of various network technologies in Africa. What type of policy is needed to push these telecommunication services into rural areas? This paper discusses the importance of issuing a using Free Spectrum policy to as an incentive to small telecom network operators in Africa. Ghana is used as a test case. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c96304387e64b81a054a31a36d16fff2023-04-11T20:02:15ZengUniversidad Alberto HurtadoJournal of Technology Management & Innovation0718-27242011-08-016310.4067/S0718-27242011000300007638Telecom Policy Innovation: the Role of Free Spectrum and Telecommunication Development in Rural GhanaIdongesit Williams0Center for Communication, Media and Information Technologies (CMI) Aalborg University CopenhagenEvery nation wants to achieve Universal Access of telecommunication services due to its importance to the economy and national life. Unfortunately in sub-Saharan Africa, telecommunication services are either scarce or non-existent in rural areas. However, previous telecommunication policies have enabled the provision of various network technologies in Africa. What type of policy is needed to push these telecommunication services into rural areas? This paper discusses the importance of issuing a using Free Spectrum policy to as an incentive to small telecom network operators in Africa. Ghana is used as a test case.https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/758Policy innovationTelecom market incentiveRural telecommunicationsUniversal Access |
| spellingShingle | Idongesit Williams Telecom Policy Innovation: the Role of Free Spectrum and Telecommunication Development in Rural Ghana Journal of Technology Management & Innovation Policy innovation Telecom market incentive Rural telecommunications Universal Access |
| title | Telecom Policy Innovation: the Role of Free Spectrum and Telecommunication Development in Rural Ghana |
| title_full | Telecom Policy Innovation: the Role of Free Spectrum and Telecommunication Development in Rural Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Telecom Policy Innovation: the Role of Free Spectrum and Telecommunication Development in Rural Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Telecom Policy Innovation: the Role of Free Spectrum and Telecommunication Development in Rural Ghana |
| title_short | Telecom Policy Innovation: the Role of Free Spectrum and Telecommunication Development in Rural Ghana |
| title_sort | telecom policy innovation the role of free spectrum and telecommunication development in rural ghana |
| topic | Policy innovation Telecom market incentive Rural telecommunications Universal Access |
| url | https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/758 |
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