Internet Access - Regulatory Levers for a Knowledge Economy
Author: Mohammad A. Mustafa Date: 3/1/2003 (PDF, 200KB)
International experience shows that the critical factors in building knowledge-based economies include broad access to the Internet through low-cost, high-quality connections, high computer literacy and comfort in using the Internet, and useful content and innovative Internet applications to create value. This Note focuses on the first factor, proposing a regulatory strategy to expand Internet access through lower costs and higher-quality service. Although many developing countries have reformed their communications sector, few have made achieving this kind of Internet access an explicit goal.