Stimulating universal access to broadband in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal – 2010
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOREWORD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MINISTERIAL DECLARATION
2 METHODOLOGY
3 OVERVIEW
3.1 SOCIO-ECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS
3.2 ICT DEVELOPMENT
3.3 AFFORDABILITY OF ICT SERVICES
4 CURRENT STATUS OF BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT
4.1 NATIONAL REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
4.2 FIXED NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
4.3 PERSONAL COMPUTER PENETRATION
4.4 BROADBAND PRICES
4.5 NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN AND FUNDING
4.6 AUTHORIZATION/LICENSING
4.7 COMPETITION
5 RECOMMENDATIONS
6 REFERENCES
ANNEX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE ON BROADBAND STIMULUS
ANNEX 2: QUESTIONNAIRE ON INTERCONNECTION
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Nepal