Impediments to the implementation of universal service funds in Africa – A cross-country comparative analysis

Emmanuel Ogiemwonyi Arakpogun, Roseline Wanjiru and Jason Whalley

Telecommunications Policy, 2017, vol. 41, issue 7, 617-630

Abstract: The liberalisation of the telecommunications sector has undoubtedly contributed to the spread and adoption of mobile telephony across Africa but evidence also points to the fact that coverage gaps persist in some locations - mainly rural and remote areas - which are either unserved or underserved.

Keywords: Africa; Liberalisation; Telecommunications; Universal service fund; Universal service (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2017.05.003

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