Post & Telecommunications (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Posts and Telecommunications 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 20
Chapter 1. Introduction 24
1.1 Historical Background 24
1.2 Postal Services 25
1.3 Telecommunications Services 25
1.4 Scope of this Review 26
Chapter 2. Main Sources 29
2.1 Surveys and Reports by Service Providers - Postal Services 29
2.2 Surveys and Reports by Service Providers - Telecommunications 33
2.3 General Surveys and Reports - Postal Services and Telecommunications 37
2.4 Other Surveys and Reports specific to Post and Telecommunications 43
Chapter 3. Available Data 46
3.1 Labour Statistics 46
3.2 Current Inputs other than Labour 47
3.3 Research and Development 49
3.4 Output 49
3.5 Productivity 51
3.6 Quality of Service 52
3.7 Prices 53
3.8 User Statistics 54
3.9 Current Revenue and Expenditure of Service Providers 56
3.10 Capital Expenditure and Depreciation 57
3.11 Taxes, Subsidies and External Finance Limits 58
3.12 Current Assets and Liabilities 58
3.13 Fixed Assets 59
3.14 Sources of Finance 61
Chapter 4. Future Needs 62
4.1 Publication of Methodologies 62
4.2 Range of Quality of Service 62
4.3 Restriction of Data Availability via Commercial Sensitivity 62
Quick Reference List Table of Contents 64
Quick Reference List 67
Quick Reference List Key to Publications 89
Bibliography 92
Appendix 93
Subject Index 94