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ITU’s new ICT Development Index (IDI) compares developments in ICT in 154 countries over a five-year period from 2002 to 2007. The Index combines 11 indicators into a single measure that can be used as a benchmarking tool globally, regionally and at the country level. These are related to ICT access, use and skills, such as households with a computer the number of Internet users; and literacy levels.

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Last week, INTUG sent a letter to the EU Council of Ministers gathering in Prague. In the letter, INTUG urged them to resist the protectionist approaches of some incumbent operators with dominant power, who seem to be seeking to limit or eliminate competition for next generation access networks.

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The number of economies where fiber to the home has established a significant and growing market presence has nearly doubled over the past 18 months, according to an updated global ranking issued yesterday by the FTTH Councils of Asia‐Pacific, Europe and North America.

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The European Commission aims to achieve 100 per cent high speed internet coverage for all citizens by 2010 as part of the European Economic Recovery Plan. The money is needed to help rural areas get online, bring new jobs and help businesses grow, according to the EC.

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Consumers benefit from better telecoms services and higher investment levels in countries where the national telecoms regulatory authority has strong powers and is active in using them, according to a report published by the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA).

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The economic crisis provides a golden opportunity for governments to revisit the Keynesian strategy. It may provide a key stimulus for next generation telecoms infrastructure development, Australian telecoms expert Paul Budde writes.

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The stimulus package being considered by the U.S. Congress presents a once in a generation opportunity to upgrade the nation’s broadband infrastructure, but only if the proposals are based on pragmatic logic rather than ideological wishful thinking, writes Robert D. Atkinson, president of the non-partisan think tank ITIF.

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The International Telecommunication Union has published its annual report, detailing a set of regulatory strategies designed to lower the costs of network rollout.

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