01 October 1999

Direction of Traffic: Trading telecom minutes

The third edition of the ITU/TeleGeography Direction of Traffic collaboration focuses on the transition in international telecommunication traffic away from a bilateral regime, based on accounting rates, to a new, multilateral, trade-based regime. Specifically, the report looks at the impact that the changing telecommunication environment will have on developing countries.

World Telecommunication Development Report: Mobile Cellular

The fifth edition of the World Telecommunication Development Report was prepared for Telecom'99 in Geneva. The report examines the implications of the mobile cellular revolution including technological aspects, regulatory options, relevance for developing countries and pricing. The cover was designed by Stéphane Rollet, drawing on the cartoon mobiles provided by MACH, a GSM clearing house.
The future is mobile