Telecommunications in the Pacific Basin : [electronic resource] an evolutionary approach / edited by Eli Noam, Seisuke Komatsuzaki, Douglas A. Conn.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. The evolution of telecommunication networks : The three stages of network evolution -- A comparison of deregulation policies -- Public and private cooperation in international informatics. Pt. II. Network formation : China -- China: steps toward political and financial reform -- Indonesia -- Malaysia and Indonesia: telecommunications restructuring -- Malaysia -- Pacific Island nations -- The Phillipines -- Thailand. Pt. III Advanced networks in transition : Australia -- Hong Kong -- Singapore -- South Korea: structure and changes -- South Korea: telecommunications policies into the 1990's.

Taiwan -- Taiwan: changes in the environment for development. Pt. IV. Beyond universal service : Canada -- New Zealand: the unique experiment in deregulation -- New Zealand: testing the limits of nonregulation -- Japan: creating the domestic and international network -- Japan: technology and domestic deregulation -- The United States -- The important links in Pacific Basin telecommunications.