Development and telecommunication: a theoretical framework: Introduction -- Diversity in the developing world -- The telecommunications environment -- The financial environment -- The policy environment -- Steps toward a theory: A shortage of theory -- Development theory and telecommunications -- Steps toward a theory -- Findings from the research: Telecommunications and national development: The impact of telephones and satellite earth stations on rural development -- The economic costs of poor telecommunications -- The role of telecommunications in rural economic development and delivery of rural services: The role of telecommunications in agriculture and fisheries -- Rural telecommunications in Africa -- Rural delivery of education and social services -- Satellite communications to support rural services in Alaska -- The role of telecommunications in commerce and industry in developing countries: Impact on secondary and tertiary sectors -- Communication and transportation -- The impact of telecommunications on employment in developing countries -- Issues in research and planning: Methodologies for further research -- Planning telecommunications for rural development

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