ABSTRACT

Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................358 The Communications Industry in the Colonial Era: 1880-1950s .............................................359 Independence and the Management and Control of the Communications Industry: 1960s and 1970s ...................................................................................................... 360 Bilateralism in Policy Development and Regulation: 1980-1995 .............................................361 Reform in the Regulation, Management, and Structure of the Communications Industry: 1995-2010 .............................................................................................................. 363

Major Developments in the Policy and Management of the Communications Industry in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States ....................................................365 Major Developments in the Policy and Management of the Communications Industry in Jamaica ..............................................................................................................367

Regional Governance of the Communications Industry .......................................................... 368 Overview of the Developments in Broadcasting ...................................................................... 369 The State of the Communications Industry in 2014 .................................................................370