Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1. Building Broadband -- What Is Broadband? -- Why Is Broadband Important? -- What Market Trends Are Fostering Broadband Deployment? -- How Can Broadband Development Be Supported? -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2. Policy Approaches to Promoting Broadband Development -- The Public Sector's Evolving Role in Broadband -- How to Do It: Implementing Policies and Strategies to Enhance Broadband Development -- Financing Broadband Development -- Measurement, Monitoring, and Evaluation: Checking Progress -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3. Law and Regulation for a Broadband World -- Licensing and Authorization Frameworks -- Spectrum Management to Foster Broadband -- IP-Based Interconnection -- Access to Infrastructure -- Opening Vertically Integrated Markets -- Network Neutrality -- Security in Cyberspace -- Privacy and Data Protection -- Regulation of Broadband Content -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4. Extending Universal Broadband Access and Use -- Universal Access Strategy and Broadband ­Development -- Mechanisms to Drive Universal Broadband ­Access -- Instruments of Fiscal Support for Universal Broadband Access -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5. Technologies to Support Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure -- Overview of Broadband Networks -- Basic Technologies for Broadband Connectivity -- International Connectivity -- Domestic Backbone -- Metropolitan Connectivity -- Local Connectivity -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6. Driving Demand for Broadband Networks and Services -- Awareness -- Affordability -- Attractiveness -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7. Global Footprints: Stories from and for the Developing World -- Broadband and Global Goals for Developing Countries.

Broadband Bottlenecks and Opportunities in Developing Regions -- Regional Developments -- Countries in Special Circumstances -- Broadband Experiences in Selected Countries -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A. Weblinks to National Broadband Plans -- Appendix B. Policies and Programs for Promoting Broadband in Developing Countries -- Index -- Back Cover.