This working paper extends the mainstream theoretical thinking in the field of telecommunications regulations to better fit with processes perceived in rural areas. The implicit framework of Levy & Spiller, Berg and Stern & Holder is extended to incorporate ideas of public administration theory,...

In this paper we discuss the question how in the design of socio-technical system values can be taken explicitly into account (so-called value-sensitive design: VSD). In the introduction we present the concept of socio-technical systems: technology and institutions interact; private and public...