No industry has expanded so fast, gained so many new users, added so much value, spread so rapidly to the underdeveloped areas of developing countries, done so much to close the digital divide and provide access to e-learning, e-health, e-commerce as the telecommunications sector across the countries of the Asia Pacific. Telecommunications Development in Asia provides a completely new and comprehensive analysis of the policies adopted throughout the region that have led to the explosive growth of this sector. It will be a guide for professionals, policy-makers and regulators working in telecommunications-related sectors.'--BOOK JACKET.