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Communications and Society Program
m-Powering India: Mobile Communications for Inclusive Growth
By Richard P. Adler and Mahesh Uppal
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This report from the Third Annual Joint Roundtable on Communications Policy, convened by Aspen Institute India and the Aspen Institute Communications & Society Program, looks at how an inclusive expansion strategy in the mobile industry can propel India's development. Read report by following the hyperlinks below or download in PDF. |
Foreword, Shamsher S. Mehta and Charles M. Firestone
Mobile Phones: A Global Revolution
The Significance of Mobile Phones
The Emergence of Mobile Phones: Lessons from India (and Elsewhere)
The Urban-Rural Divide
Mobile Phones and Economic Growth
Mobile Value-Added Services and Convergence
From Wired to Unwired
The Future of Indian Mobile
From e-Gov to m-Gov
The Promise and Problems of m-Commerce
Hybrid Services
The Role of Regulation
Recommendations
Meetings with Government
Key Roundtable Messages and Recommendations
Notes
Appendix
The Future of Indian Mobile, Nripendra Misra, Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
Roundtable Participants
About the Authors
Previous Publications from the Joint Roundtable on Communications Policy
About Aspen Institute India
About Communications and Society Program