| The 1996/97 World Telecommunication Development
Report has been prepared by the ITU Telecommunication
Development Bureau and the Strategic Planning Unit.
However the views expressed in the report are those of
the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions
of the ITU or its Members. The report was coordinated by
the principal authors Michael Minges and Tim Kelly. Other
contributors were Laurent Besançon,
Doreen Bogdan, Maria-Concetta Gasbarro, Ben
Petrazzini, Liliana de Sá, Peter Stern and
Nancy Sundberg. The report was edited by
Colin R. Blackman (editor of Telecommunications
Policy). Nathalie Delmas was responsible for
production of the report. Additional assistance was
provided by Linda O’Driscoll,
Francine Maurice and Dalia Mendiluce. Joseph
Velayos implemented the online version. The cover was
designed by Stéphane Rollet. The cover picture was drawn
by Gl Banu Altinok of Turkey. The report has benefited
from the comments of numerous ITU staff especially
Don MacLean and Hans Pieterse. Drafts of the
report were circulated externally for comments at
different stages. The author team would especially like
to thank Lee Tuthill of the World Trade
Organisation, Bjorn Wellenius of The World Bank,
Sam Paltridge of the OECD, Gregory Staple of
TeleGeography Inc and Thierry Noyelle of Trade,
Investment and Development.
These contributions, together with the support from
telecommunication ministries and regulators, public
telecommunication operators and others who have provided
data and background material, are gratefully
acknowledged. Without their continuing support, a report
of this nature would be impossible.
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