Kbps Kilobit per second LTE Long Term Evolution Mbps Megabit per second NCTA National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) NGN Next-Generation Network NTIA US National Telecommunications and Information Administration OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development R&D Research & Development RUS US Rural Utilities Service SNG Strategic Networks Group UK United Kingdom US United States US$ United States Dollar VAT Value-Added Tax VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol W-CDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access 84 Confronting the Crisis: ICT Stimulus Plans for Economic Growth