Regulating Telecommunications in South Africa

Regulating Telecommunications in South Africa
Author: Charley Lewis
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2020-06-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 303043527X

This book provides the first full account of the 20-year story of universal access and service in South Africa’s ICT sector. From 1994 the country’s first democratic government set out to redress the deep digital divide afflicting the overwhelming majority of its citizens, already poor and disenfranchised, but likewise marginalised in access to telephone infrastructure and services. By this time, an incipient global policy regime was driving reforms in the telecomms sector, and also developing good practice models for universal service. Policy diffusion thus led South Africa to adopt, adapt and implement a slew of these interventions. In particular, roll-out obligations were imposed on licensees, and a universal service fund was established. But an agency with a universal service mandate was also created; and licences in under-serviced areas were awarded. The book goes on to identify and analyse the policy success and failure of each of these interventions, and suggests some lessons to be learned.

The Routledge Companion to Business in Africa

The Routledge Companion to Business in Africa
Author: Sonny Nwankwo
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 625
Release: 2014-07-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136202501

Although the world's poorest inhabited continent, Africa has recently shown signs of being a source of economic growth in the coming decades, with increased foreign investment - notably from China - and huge growth in GDP from a number of African states. In contrast to the heaving weight of books focusing on business opportunities in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America, Africa has been poorly served by academic publishing. This compendium of scholarship offers cutting-edge knowledge relating to business in Africa. The objectives of this collection include: To shed new light on the socio-cultural and historical underpinnings of business practice in Africa and their implications for promoting entrepreneurship and business behaviour in the region To consider the important constraints on business activities in Africa, and the emerging 'best practice' for redressing their real and potential impacts To facilitate a better understanding of contemporary business practice in Africa through the application of relevant theories and models, including emergent ones. The Routledge Companion to Business in Africa is a comprehensive reference resource that provides the perfect platform for embarking on research and study into Africa from the business perspective.

Regulating Telecommunications in South Africa

Regulating Telecommunications in South Africa
Author: Charley Lewis
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9783030435295

This book provides the first full account of the 20-year story of universal access and service in South Africa’s ICT sector. From 1994 the country’s first democratic government set out to redress the deep digital divide afflicting the overwhelming majority of its citizens, already poor and disenfranchised, but likewise marginalised in access to telephone infrastructure and services. By this time, an incipient global policy regime was driving reforms in the telecomms sector, and also developing good practice models for universal service. Policy diffusion thus led South Africa to adopt, adapt and implement a slew of these interventions. In particular, roll-out obligations were imposed on licensees, and a universal service fund was established. But an agency with a universal service mandate was also created; and licences in under-serviced areas were awarded. The book goes on to identify and analyse the policy success and failure of each of these interventions, and suggests some lessons to be learned.

Yes, Africa Can

Yes, Africa Can
Author: Punam Chuhan-Pole
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2011-06-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821387456

Takes an in-depth look at twenty-six economic and social development successes in Sub-Saharan African countries, and addresses how these countries have overcome major developmental challenges.

Africa's ICT Infrastructure

Africa's ICT Infrastructure
Author: Vivien Foster
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2011-06-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0821384546

Africa's ICT Infrastructure reviews how the investment in the sector has been financed and how the structure of the market has changed since the liberalization process started. It looks at the role of both private and public institutions as sources of financing for the sector and charts the emergence of investors from developing countries in leading the expansion of the sector across the region. --