INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
	
	Geneva,  7 December 1998 	
	No.  259-8	

Telecommunications and economic growth
Seminars jointly organized by 
ITU/Webster University		

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The papers included in this publication were presented at two seminars jointly organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union and Webster University in Geneva in September 1996, and in February 1998 on Telecommunication and Economic Growth.
	
Date of publication:	1st quarter of 1999	
Language:	English only	
Pages:	Around 200 pages	
Format:	A4 (21  29.7 cm) – Word for WindowsTM – Adobe AcrobatTM	
Article number:	English:	14161	
ISBN number:	English:	92-61-07661-0	
Price in Swiss Francs:	Catalogue price:    70.–
Member States and Sector Members:   60.–
Least developed countries:   14.– 
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Catalogue Price:    70.–	

Telecommunications and economic growth
Seminars jointly organized by 
ITU/Webster University
In today’s rapidly changing telecom environment, it is generally recognized that telecommunications can make an important contribution in the future both to quantitative and qualitative growth. While telecommunications will not be the only factor affecting economic and social progress, adopting the right telecom policies and making the best of the available new technologies, products and services can make an important difference in the efforts of numerous countries to close the domestic and international income and development gap in the years to come.
The main challenges related to the task of closing the telecom gap include the definition and adoption of appropriate telecom regulations and strategies, dealing with the problem of the general storage of capital in the developing and transition economies, and finding the right balance between competition and providing the necessary level of universal service.

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Article number:  14161	No.  259-8	
Telecommunications and economic growth
Seminars jointly organized by 
ITU/Webster University

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