ICT infrastructure in emerging Asia : policy and regulatory roadblocks

Introduction: What is... and What Could Have Been... I: DEMAND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID What do Users at the Bottom of the Pyramid Want? - Ayesha Zainudeen Strategies on a Shoestring - Ayesha Zainudeen and Tahani Iqbal I Just Called to Say: Teleuse Under a Ceasefire - Rohan Samarajiva, Mariam Hameed and Ayesha Zainudeen II: ACCESS, AGAINST ALL ODDS Geektivism Making a Business Out of a Village Phone - Malathy Knight-John Wi-Fi: The Network Fix - Divakar Goswami III: REGULATION: TO STIFLE OR ENABLE? One Backbone, or Two? - Harsha Vardhana Singh and Rohan Samarajiva The Dumbing-down of Smart Subsidies - Harsha De Silva Universal Service Obligations: To Incumbents - Payal Malik Access Deficit Tax? - Harsha De Silva IV: WHAT COULD BE... High AMPU from Low - Arpu Mahinda B Herath Regulating for the Next Billion - Rajendra Singh and Siddhartha Raja ... Through the Markets - Visoot Phongsathorn Appendices Index