Part One

Standards and Regulation

The economic well-being of a country has long been dependent on a good, reliable telecommunications service. The telecommunications sector underpins all forms of commercial, industrial, and domestic life, and its smooth running is vital. As the information society develops, and new technologies bring more advanced means of communications, this dependence continues to grow. Governments at both national and continental levels therefore take a keen interest in establishing and maintaining the health of their telecommunications industry sectors, and they set up regulatory bodies to oversee the market and ensure its proper functioning. Regulatory infrastructures at national and regional levels are therefore created ...

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