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Re: icc to itu: fix the analog divide before venturing digital
- From: bmanning
- Date: Fri Jul 08 11:41:12 2005
On Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 05:31:26AM -1000, Randy Bush wrote:
>
> The International Telecoms Union (ITU) has been told by the International
> Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to focus more of its efforts on stimulating the
> growth of fixed line voice telephony in developing countries. The Swiss-led
> ICC, which represents global business interests, says that the ITU devotes
> too much of its focus to the technical management of the internet rather
> than the core issue of teledensity. The ITU has recently announced plans to
> wrest control of internet administration from the US-based Internet
> Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
thanks. nice word ... teledensity.
one does wonder if it remains cost effective to
drag bits of wire around.
--bill
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