Telecommunications in developing countries: Reflections from the South African experience

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 41-59

  Makhaya, Gertrude ^a   Roberts, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Privatisation; Regulation; South Africa; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; PRIVATIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

SERVICE EXTENSION;

TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0037320137     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-5961(02)00090-3     Document Type: Article

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