- Use Universal Service Funds to Pay for Civil Society Participation in Telecom Regulation
- Not quite a level playing field.Telecommunications markets are notoriously difficult to regulate effectively. Telecom operators wield a great deal of power thanks to their wealth and the... Read more – ‘Use Universal Service Funds to Pay for Civil Society Participation in Telecom Regulation’.
- Facebook Zero Helps Ideas Multiply at the Bottom of the Pyramid
- I am still frankly gobstopped by Facebook’s announcement. I vaguely caught the news of Facebook Zero but assumed it was just another mobile interface to Facebook. It was only when I read... Read more – ‘Facebook Zero Helps Ideas Multiply at the Bottom of the Pyramid’.
- The Death of Fixed Lines in Africa
- Zulu telephone wire basket image courtesy of Ethekwinigirl Today I want to push back a little (just a little) against the conventional wisdom that mobiles are the only communications infrastructure... Read more – ‘The Death of Fixed Lines in Africa’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, Fellows Blogs, ICASA, participation, regulation, regulator, Steve Song, telecom operators, Telecom Policy, universal service
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: Fellows Blogs, Steve Song, Telecom Policy
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: cdma, ecology, Fellows Blogs, fixed line, infrastructure, mobile, policy, Steve Song, Telecom Policy, Wifi