universal access funds

One of concepts that we can consider as part of the bigger picture, is
universal access, the concept behind it, the right to have it, and the
funds and strategies used around the world to make it happened. Some
government officials are building and supporting municipal networks
because they do believe that they can be tools to reach the goal of
universal access. Some, are even requesting resources to the universal
access funds to deploy infrastructure and services.
This study, available in English and Spanish, covers the Latin American
region and analyzes the current state of universal access funds in
nineteen countries of the region, providing a very useful and unique
inside. The authors have take the lead to issue recommendations to
stimulate change and modernization. The report is a collection of
resources seeking to provide the foundation for a dialogue among
public, private and non-profit stakeholders regarding universal access
and universal service programs; to help policymakers, regulators and
universal access fund administrators to design a new generation of
universal access programs.
This study on telecommunications universal access and universal service
policies and programs in Latin
America was developed by Peter A. Stern, David N. Townsend and Robert
Stephens, and jointly financed by Regulatel, the European Commission
through the @LIS program, the United Nations Economic Commission for
Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and two World
Bank-administered trust funds, the Public-Private Infrastructure
Advisory Facility (PPIAF) and the Global Program on Output Based Aid
(GPOBA). The full study is accessible at
http://www.regulatel.org/miembros/ppiaf2.htm