As the lens of issues gets wider, the question of 'who should act to change things' become more central. who can lobby an African regulator to change spectrum policy? Who can urge a mobile provider to change pricing regimes? What is the role of public activism? where are the parallels to the experience of other activists in the developing world?
The art of it comes in allowing Afican telecom issues to be seen on their own terms, while still drawing lessons from the US experience.
The art of it comes in allowing Afican telecom issues to be seen on their own terms, while still drawing lessons from the US experience.