March of technology

Article Abstract:

Deregulation has spawned competition in Asia's telecommunications sector. The increased competition, in turn, has resulted in lower prices and introduction of newer technologies and better services. In China, for instance, the annual cost of a basket of business and residential telecommunications services has decreased 23% from April 1996. The plethora of new providers and services, however, have become a problem for regulators, who are struggling to make sense of the new environment.

Prices and rates, Deregulation, Telecommunications, Telecommunication

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Region struggles in global telecom race: rapid advances elsewhere highlight the increasing need for innovation

Article Abstract:

Asia lags behind the rest of the world in the area of telecommunications innovation, Web usage and electronic commerce. A recent Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report, for instance, showed that the US Patent Office granted 9,811 electronics patents to American inventors in 1996 compared to 480 and 6,535 to Taiwan and Japan, respectively. The US also had about 16,663 e-commerce sites as of Aug 1998 compared to Japan's 528 and South Korea's 41.

United States, Legal issues & crime, Market information - general, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Science and technology policy

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From China to Vietnam, the market rules

Article Abstract:

The prices of telecommunications stocks in Asia persisted to drop over the past 12 months since June 1998 and the prospect for less costly and better telecommunications services continue hold promise. Technology is advancing since countries open protected markets. The region's economic turmoil will retard telecom advancement in several countries, however, that will enable demand to cope with supply in overbuilt markets.

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities, Telecommunications Regulation, Economic aspects, Telecommunications regulations

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