Re: icc to itu: fix the analog divide before venturing digital

[bmanning () vacation karoshi com]

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