One Network Area in East Africa

doi:10.1596/23651

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One Network Area in East Africa

dc.contributor.author	Kemei, Christopher
dc.contributor.author	Kelly, Tim
dc.date.accessioned	2016-01-14T17:37:29Z
dc.date.available	2016-01-14T17:37:29Z
dc.date.issued	2016-01
dc.description.abstract	Communications networks underpin regional and global trade. This is particularly true in East Africa where mobile phones are plentiful but postal services are virtually non-existent and crossborder road and railway links are subject to the vagaries of adverse environmental conditions. The countries of the East African Community (EAC) made a joint commitment in 2014 to create one network area (ONA) for the five economies of the EAC (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda), with the benefits also being extended to South Sudan. Specifically, for cross-border traffic originating in those countries, rates have been capped, mobile roaming charges eliminated and SIIT abolished.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/23651
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23651
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	WDR 2016 Background Paper;
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	telecommunications
dc.subject	cross-border communications
dc.subject	regional trade
dc.subject	regional communications network
dc.subject	regional integration
dc.title	One Network Area in East Africa	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en
dc.type	Document de travail	fr
dc.type	Documento de trabajo	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	One Network Area in East Africa
okr.date.disclosure	2016-01-14
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
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okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/23651
okr.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/23651
okr.identifier.report	102952
okr.language.supported	en
okr.region.country	South Sudan
okr.region.geographical	East Africa
okr.topic	Information and Communication Technologies::ICT Legal and Regulatory Framework
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::Trade and Services
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::Trade and Regional Integration
okr.topic	Information and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topic	Information and Communication Technologies::Digital Divide
okr.unit	DECWD
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