World Bank2013-03-272013-03-272007-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12979In the most general sense, convergence is the integration of any traditionally segmented areas of communications systems. Convergence is happening today in Egypt, and is driven by the growth of digital media and packet data communication. In specific terms, it is essential that the Government of Egypt should create the environment in which convergence can occur without impediment. This will allow increased and risk-reduced investment in the ICTs sector, positively influence employment and industry growth, and enable Egypt to establish itself as a hub for content and services for the Arab world. Indirect impacts such as the effect on employment in the ICT sector and in the upstream content industry are more difficult to quantify without a detailed analysis of these individual industries in Egypt. However, the evidence from other countries indicates that these sectors could be significant in terms of the contribution to the economic output of the country and employment. Finally, we also considered the overall impact of the sector on economic growth in Egypt. It is not possible to isolate the specific impact of convergence on economic growth. However, to the extent that convergence leads to increased investment and use of ICT, international evidence indicates that there would be a positive impact on long-run rates of economic growth.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGO3GADVERTISINGANALOGAVERAGE COSTSBANDWIDTHBROADBANDBROADBAND CONNECTIONBROADBAND NETWORKBROADBAND NETWORKSBROADCASTBROADCASTINGBROADCASTING SERVICESBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT RANKINGSBUSINESS MODELBUSINESS MODELSBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESBUSINESS PLANSBUSINESSESCABLE TELEVISIONCABLE TVCELLULAR NETWORKCELLULAR NETWORKSCELLULAR SERVICESCELLULAR TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATION SERVICECOMMUNICATION SERVICESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCOMPETITION LAWCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTCOMPETITIVE MARKETSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPUTER CRIMECOMPUTINGCONNECTIVITYCONSUMER DEMANDCONTENT CREATORSCONTENT DEVELOPMENTCONTENT PRODUCTIONCONTENT PROVIDERCONTENT PROVIDERSCOPYRIGHTDATA ACCESSDATA COMMUNICATIONDATA COMMUNICATIONSDATA SERVICESDATA TRANSMISSIONDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDIGITALDIGITAL CONTENTDIGITAL DEVICESDIGITAL MEDIADIGITAL SYSTEMSDIGITIZATIONDISTANCE EDUCATIONDISTRIBUTION CHANNELSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKSDIVIDENDSDSLE-GOVERNANCEE-GOVERNMENTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC IMPACTELECTRICITYELECTRONIC COMMERCEELECTRONIC MEDIAELECTRONIC SERVICESEND-USEREQUIPMENTEXCHANGE OF INFORMATIONEXPORT EARNINGSFAIR COMPETITIONFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFUNCTIONALITYGATEWAYSGOVERNMENT OFFICESGROWTH POTENTIALHIGH-SPEEDICTINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTUREINFORMATION NETWORKSINFORMATION SERVICESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTERNATIONAL BUSINESSINTERNATIONAL REGULATIONINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNET ACCESSINTERNET NETWORKSINTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERINTERNET SERVICESIPISPIT SERVICESLABOR FORCELEARNINGLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL FRAMEWORKSLICENSELICENSE FEESLICENSESLICENSINGLITERACYMARKET DEMANDSMARKET SEGMENTSMARKETINGMOBILE NETWORKSMOBILE PHONENETWORK ACCESSNETWORK DEPLOYMENTNETWORK DEPLOYMENTSNETWORK DEVELOPMENTNETWORK SERVICESNETWORK SYSTEMNETWORK TECHNOLOGYNETWORKSNEW TECHNOLOGIESNEW TECHNOLOGYOLIGOPOLIESONLINE PAYMENTOPEN ACCESSOPEN STANDARDSOUTSOURCINGPACKET DATAPACKET SWITCHINGPAYMENT SERVICEPAYMENT SERVICESPENETRATION RATESPHONESPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLICY MAKERSPOSTAL SECTORPRESENT VALUEPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCERSPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMMINGPROGRAMSPROTOCOLQUALITY OF SERVICERADIORADIO SPECTRUMREAL TIMEREDUCTIONS IN COSTSREGULATORY AGENCIESREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSREGULATORY REGIMESREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSRESULTRESULTSROUTERSRURAL INFRASTRUCTURESATELLITESEARCHSERVERSSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSERVICE PROVIDERSSTREAMSSYSTEMS DEVELOPMENTTAXATIONTECHNICAL SUPPORTTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTSTECHNOLOGICAL FACTORSTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTTELECOMTELECOM SERVICESTELECOMMUNICATIONTELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIESTELECOMMUNICATION POLICYTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITYTELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRYTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURETELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICESTELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSTELECOMSTELECOMS INDUSTRYTELECOMS REGULATORTELECOMS SECTORTELEMEDICINETELEPHONETELEPHONE NETWORKTELEPHONE NETWORKSTELEPHONYTEXTTRADITIONAL MARKETTRAINING PROGRAMSTRANSMISSIONTYPES OF CONTENTUNEMPLOYMENTUNIVERSAL SERVICEUSERSUSESUTILITY MODELVIDEOVIDEOSVOIPWEBSITEWEBSITESWIRELESSWIRELESS ACCESSWorld Bank10.1596/12979