Report: Creating Successful Broadband Policies in Developing Countries TOC

0. Summary
1. Broadband has a variety of positive socioeconomic effects
- 1.1 Broadband is likely to increase productivity and will generate new jobs
- 1.2 Broadband expands opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurism
- 1.3 Broadband could bring in foreign business and investment through outsourcing
- 1.4 Broadband' s benefits for the healthcare industry include more-efficient use of resources
- 1.5 Broadband' s multimedia and multi-user attributes are particularly helpful in education
- 1.6 Broadband makes government communications easier
2 Supply-side issues must be tackled for affordable and widespread broadband access
- 2.1 A strong regulatory environment reduces operators' investment risk
- 2.2 Incentives to invest can encourage the extension of the broadband access network to new areas
- 2.3 Wholesale capacity must be competitively priced
- 2.4 Adequate spectrum policy and competition enable a healthy access market
3. Policy can help to create demand by increasing the value of broadband
4. Countries must take a holistic approach to broadband policy

Table 1.1: Suitability of different communication technologies for micro-enterprises in developing markets
Figure 2.1: Supply-side issues affecting broadband adoption in developing countries
Figure 2.2: Mobile penetration in low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa, by WTO telecoms commitments, 1997 - 2007
Table 2.1: Selected African submarine cable systems
Figure 2.3: Comparison of the cost of providing WiMAX network coverage outdoors and indoors using 2.5GHz or 3.5GHz spectrum
Figure 2.4: Effect of bandwidth and carrier frequency on operators' roll-out costs
Figure 3.1: Demand-side issues affecting adoption of broadband access in developing countries
Figure 3.2: Broadband penetration in selected developing and developed countries

Creating Successful Broadband Policies in Developing Countries