In countries all around the world, the telecommunication industry is undergoing restructuring, usually with a visible sense of urgency. Why is this occurring ? First, it is increasingly evident that telecommunications and economic development are very closely linked. Intuitively, this seems logical. Scientific investigation and analysis has confirmed that the correlation between telecommunications and economic development is in fact very high.
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