Asia
Because of their vast populations, there is a great deal of interest in telecommunications in Asia. In Japan, large sums of money are being invested in fiber directly to businesses and residences for high-speed Internet access.
China
According to the ITU, 21% of the world population lives in China. China itself is a fragmented market with sharp regional and dialect differences between its 30 regions. Seventy percent of the population lives in 30% of the land area in the eastern and coastal sections where the cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are located. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, this area carries about 75% of the domestic telephone traffic. In addition to regional differences, major gulfs exist in the level of ...
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