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Reviews

Book Review: Africa’s Teledensity Problems and Strategies

Reviewed by Philip F. Musa

International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 25, No. 8, 2003

Victor W. Mbarika. Africa’s Least Developed Countries’ Teledensity Problems and Strategies: Telecommunications Stakeholders Speak.M.E. & AGWECAMS Publishers, Yaounde, Cameroon, 112 pages. ISBN: 9956-27-003-2]

Mbarika_book The thrust of this book is on the assessment of some factors and obstacles (or constraints) that limit teledensity growth, and possible strategies for enhancing teledensity in sub-Saharan Africa. Teledensity is the average number of main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants in a given geographical entity. The data gathered and analysed in the book were from a survey of telecommunications stakeholders from the region. The stakeholders were classified either as governmental or non-governmental. Furthermore, the author classifies the stakeholders by affiliation (operators, regulators, or academia/research/development), in order to analyse the data from multiple perspectives.