ABSTRACT

This chapter examines the regulatory regimes of several Caribbean countries, assesses the environmental impact of space exploration for telecommunications, analyzes the economic, social, and cultural dimensions of existing telecommunications public policy in the Caribbean, and projects possibilities for progress beyond the parameters of tele-colonialism. Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organizations, Library Education Resource Center, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 1991. appeal. Decisions to privatize, taken by cabinets of Caribbean governments counter to the wishes of large segments of the electorate, were enthusiastically supported by foreign consultants, who helped to rationalize the selection of investors. Many arguments were advanced, including the promise of competition and its virtues, as the basis to underscore state divestment of telecom interests. Another aspect of the impact of exogenous and international variables on national and regional decision-making with respect to privatization, was the desire for foreign investment and access to state-of-the-art technology.