Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. About the Authors ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I Theories and Trends
7. 1 Regulating Fixed Telecommunications Services 7
8. 2 Network Interconnection 33
9. 3 Spectrum Management for Information Societies 57
10. 4 Towards Universal Service: Issues, Good Practices and Challenges 85
11. 5 Telecom Suppliers in the Asia Pacific Region: Theory, Principles and Practice 113
12. Part II Country Studies
13. The Emerging Giants
14. 6 China and India 141
15. 7 Hong Kong 179
16. 8 Macau 197
17. 9 Japan 199
18. 10 Korea (South) 217
19. 11 Singapore 239
20. Emerging Economies of Asia: ASEAN (ex-Singapore)
21. 12 Taiwan 253
22. 13 Indonesia 269
23. 14 Malaysia (and Brunei) 283
24. 15 The Philippines 301
25. 16 Thailand 315
26. Emerging Economies of Asia: ASEAN-Indochina
27. 17 Cambodia 327
28. 18 Laos 339
29. 19 Myanmar (Burma) 351
30. 20 Vietnam 365
31. Appendix 1 Teledensities and Major Telecom Operators in Asia Pacific 385
32. Appendix 2 Submarine cable networks in Southeast Asia 407
33. Notes 417
34. References 495
35. Index 511