Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Pennsylvania State University, 2006. / Adviser: Richard Taylor. Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-195)

Dissertation submitted to the faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in ICT PR / ABSTRACT Infrastructure sharing is seen an opportunity to reduce the costs of deploying infrastructure and of gearing investment towards underserviced areas. It has since emerged that there is duplication and concentration of infrastructure in urban areas and limited infrastructure in many parts of the country. This complicates the sharing of infrastructure and the effectiveness of the infrastructure sharing instruments on essential facilities, facilities leasing and interconnection regulations in granting access to a wide range of services such as voice and broadband. The purpose of this study is to explore policy and regulatory instruments in infrastructure sharing and access to broadband. The study took into account the literature on policy and regulation and infrastructure sharing, the industry views and considered the trends in infrastructure sharing and the provision of ubiquitous networks to underserviced areas. The study found that network infrastructure sharing has the potential of providing the rapid development of access infrastructure capable of handling high bandwidth requirements suitable for an information society.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 274 p.; also includes graphics (some col). Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Douglas N. Jones, Dept. of Public Policy and Management. Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-317).

The decline of regional communities in Australian as in the rest of the world has motivated both research and political enquiry into methods of arresting it. A popular and persuasive philosophy is New Regionalism which envisions regions as potential economic powerhouses given a degree of self governance and the necessary resources. In a world where efficient telecommunications is a prerequisite to participation in the global economy a modern and effective telecommunications system is a crucial resource. Australia has adopted a position of partial privatisation of the telecommunications industry which poses questions of updating telecommunications in regions where the density of population does not justify commercial operations. In 1997 the Australian Federal Government devoted in excess of $A460 million to a grant award scheme called the Regional Telecommunication Infrastructure Fund (RTIF) or Networking the Nation (NTN) in which communities identified local telecommunication problems and applied for funds to correct them. / No formal analysis has been conducted of this scheme until recently and no evaluation has been undertaken to assess the 'fit' or alignment of Federal Government policy and community goals. The primary purpose of this thesis is to develop and test a conceptual framework designed to assess the effectiveness of the mechanism of this and similar schemes. Indeed the motivation for this research is the lack of a suitable framework. The conceptual framework which we have designed for this purpose is informed by Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) which has competitive advantage through the use of Information Technology (IT) as its basic premise. From the community perspective, community 'thrivingness' is the equivalent of competitive advantage and our objective is to investigate its feasibility in this novel context. / The conceptual framework was first tested on King Island which had gained an NTN grant to update its telecommunications system. Thereafter we conducted three case studies in Ballarat, Shepparton and Tasmania. Each of these was viewed through the lens afforded by the SISP based conceptual framework and a cross case analysis compared and contrasted the shifting status of alignment between Federal Government and community before and during the NTN projects. We conclude that the perceptions of large grant award schemes are assisted by a suitable framework or lens and that the set of SISP principles that comprise the conceptual framework, is useful in community preparation in applying for awards and in managing the projects when the award is made. / Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2006.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2006. Graduate Programme in Political Science. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 394-434). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:NR19827

Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 104-109).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio University, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 286-308).

Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2008. Graduate Programme in Communication and Culture. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR51511