Description: Transforming Telecoms in Afghanistan : Expanding Affordable Access by Introducing Competition

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Transforming Telecoms in Afghanistan : Expanding Affordable Access by Introducing Competition

Afghanistan has transformed its telecommunications from a fragmented system serving few people to a modern one putting Afghans in touch with one another and with the global economy. The government moved quickly to approve a Telecommunications and...

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Main Authors:	Bhatia, Bhavna, Gupta, Neeraj
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	BASIC CALLS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES CONNECTIVITY DATA DIGITAL ENGINEERING FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATICS INNOVATIONS INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS INTERNET POLICY LINES MCT MEDIA MOBILE PHONE MOBILE SERVICE NETWORKS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION RADIO REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SUBSCRIBERS TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE VOICE WIRELESS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/7090191/transforming-telecoms-afghanistan-expanding-affordable-access-introducing-competition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10740

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Summary:	Afghanistan has transformed its telecommunications from a fragmented system serving few people to a modern one putting Afghans in touch with one another and with the global economy. The government moved quickly to approve a Telecommunications and Internet Policy in 2003, and identified telecommunications as one of the two lead sectors for attracting private and foreign investment. The experience in Afghanistan shows that wireless communications can play a critical role as the primary telecommunications infrastructure in a post-conflict country. The key factors in Afghanistan's success in developing its telecommunications sector have been strong government commitment, a pro-competitive reform agenda, early focus on regulatory reforms and capacity building, and a transparent bidding process.