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Output-Based Aid in Uganda : Bringing Communication Services to Rural Areas

This newsletter looks at Output-based aid (OBA) as it pertains to the telecommunication sector of Uganda. Specifically, how to bring communication services to the rural areas. The newsletter touches on how the structure and financing was set, how t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Navas-Sabater, Juan, Ampah, Mavis
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BIDDING
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
COMMUNICATION SERVICES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ICT
INNOVATIONS
INTERNET ACCESS
INTERNET SERVICES
LICENSING
LINES
POPULATION DENSITY
POSTAL SECTORS
RADIO
RURAL COMMUNICATIONS
RURAL TELECENTER
RURAL TELEDENSITY
TAX
TELECENTERS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
TELEDENSITY
TELEPHONE SERVICE
TELEPHONES
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
VOICE TELEPHONY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7557747/output-based-aid-uganda-bringing-communication-services-rural-areas
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11031
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Summary:This newsletter looks at Output-based aid (OBA) as it pertains to the telecommunication sector of Uganda. Specifically, how to bring communication services to the rural areas. The newsletter touches on how the structure and financing was set, how the bidding process was set up, subsidies, the outcomes of the bidding process, design issues, sustainability, and aid effectiveness. Conclusions on the use of OBA to promote private investment in this sector are also given.

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