Closing the Gap in Access to Rural Communication: Chile 1995-2002

by Björn Wellenius

During the 1990's Chile experienced a rapid growth in telecommunications services that resulted in new services, technological innovation, and prices among the world's lowest. However, despite this fast growth in telecommunication services, most rural inhabitants of Chile and some urban dwellers continued to lack access to even a payphone. In 1994, the government of Chile established a Telecommunications Fund for the purpose of extending services...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821350927
• ISBN13: 9780821350928
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"