Type of Resource:
Book Chapter

Year of Publication:
2013

Indicators:
- Challenges
- Solutions or Strategies
- Trends


Themes:
- Internet Access, Affordability And Use
- Internet Governance

Author(s): HEATHER E. HUDSON

Many developing countries have established universal service funds to subsidize the extension of a telecommunications infrastructure to areas that are unattractive to private investment because of high costs or low revenue potential. There are many challenges in implementing these funds, particularly where there is little experience in estimating demand for new services such as Internet and broadband, and limited time and resources to collect field data. This chapter examines how data, primarily from existing sources, is being used to implement a universal service fund for Tanzania.

URL
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13x0851?turn_away=true&Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=broadband&searchText=access&searchText=in&searchText=africa&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FsearchType%3DfacetSearch%26amp%3Bsd%3D2013%26amp%3BQuery%3Dbroadband%2Baccess%2Bin%2Bafrica%26amp%3Bed%3D2019&ab_segments=0%2Fdefault-2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=search%3Aa3ee5d6a2015c4a743f6d82c5a92efc9

Region of Study:
East Africa,

Country of Study:
Tanzania,

Study Quality
Medium