The regulatory environment is very poor for Wi-Fi in developing countries. Please refer to the growing list of countries and their regulations here:
http://openict.net/projects/openspectrum/ (choose ByCountry) The reality "on the ground" is that MOST developing countries do NOT have the proper regulations to make Wi-Fi possible. They need to issue Open Spectrum licenses (for free use of the correct spectrum) but have not done so yet. This situation is taken advantage of by the incumbent telephone companies who in many cases use the lack of proper regulation to shut down inexpensive, open, and often free Wi-Fi systems ... because they see them as competition. For those of you who may have the ability to influence policy ... more open spectrum licenses are needed in developing countries ... simon On Friday, November 21, 2003, Al Hammond wrote: > Whether WiFi-like or cellular solutions are most feasible > may depend as much on the regulatory environment (what's legal) and on > the openness to innovation in cellular providers. -- anti-spam: do not post this address publicly www.simonwoodside.com -- 99% Devil, 1% Angel ------------ This DOT-COM Discussion is funded by the dot-ORG USAID Cooperative Agreement, and hosted by GKD. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org provides more information. To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd For the GKD database, with past messages: http://www.GKDknowledge.org
