This book shows that the telecommunications system inherited from the Soviet period falls far short of what is needed and describes the many changes in policies and institutional structures that will have to be made if the system is to be modernized and expanded.
A crucial link in post-Soviet economic reconstruction will be telecommunications, which all modern economies must have in order to thrive. How ready are the telecommunications systems in the countries of the former USSR to meet the challenge? This book shows that the system inherited from the Soviet period falls far short of what is needed and desc
Introduction -- Overview and Historical Background -- Economics -- Development and Production of Equipment -- Specialized Services and Applications -- The Changing Environment for Telecommunications Under Economic Reform -- Television and Radio Broadcasting -- Prospects for Expansion and Modernization -- Analysis and Critique of Telecommunications Policy in the Emerging Situation -- Network Architecture
Robert W. Campbell is distinguished professor of economics at Indiana University.
