This chapter makes a case for the importance of extension of rural access in Nigeria based on the concept of sustainable development. It simultaneously presents a business case for telecommunications services and facilities providers to extend universal access to telecommunications services to...

In Peru private telecommunications operators bid for the minimum government subsidy to provide pay phone service to the poor in targeted rural areas. Part of the subsidy is paid on award, part once the equipment is installed, and the rest in semiannual installments for several years, contingent...