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Southern African Regional Telecommunications: Addressing the Challenges of the 21st Century
Coakley, John
[HTML version] [pdf version]: Global Perspective columnist John Coakley discusses the formidable challenge the 12 nations of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) face in keeping pace with the evolving global telecommunications sector. This article discusses reform efforts currently underway in these 12 nations plus the anticipated next steps in their efforts to privatize and introduce competition. Included is a table of SADC Telecom Indicators and a sidebar describing the SADC and the Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program objective.