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Rural access and telecentres

Telecentre sustainability: financing ICTs for the poor (pdf 120kb)

This brief examines ways to ensure the sustainability of telecentres in developing countries.

Specifically, the brief examines different ownership and financing models for telecentres, emphasising the balance between subsidy and revenue.

It examines how these models can assist in ensuring long-term financial sustainability and how both the private sector and civil society can be mutually involved in this process.

 

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