Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C14017
Notes:
Pages 69-77 in S. R. Melkote and Sandhya Rao, Critical issues in communication: looking inward for answers. Sage Publications, New Delhi, India. 491 pages.
Discusses Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) in terms of skirting regulations and taxes that traditional telephone companies must comply with and pay. Users do not have to pay into the Universal Service Fund, which subsidizes telephone service in rural areas.
Hudson, Heather (author / McLaren School of Business, University of San Francisco)
Format:
reaearch report
Publication Date:
1995-06
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23539
Notes:
97 p., The purpose of this report is to set the stage for a re-examination of investment priorities and strategies in rural telecommunications by synthesizing what we know about the role of telecommunications in the development process. The report provides an overview of the evidence to date of the economic and social benefits of rural telecommunications. The report reviews key studies and identifies theory and research findings that are particularly relevant to rural regions of developing countries. It also includes research conducted in industrialized countries that appears particularly relevant for rural regions of the developing world.
