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4.12 Guatemala ……………………………………………………………………………. 133
4.13 Honduras ……………………………………………………………………………... 134
4.14 Mexico ………………………………………………………………………………… 135
4.15 Nicaragua ……………………………………………………………………………... 141
4.16 Panama ……………………………………………………………………………….. 145
4.17 Paraguay ……………………………………………………………………………... 146
4.18 Uruguay ……………………………………………………………………………… 147

GENERAL REFERENCES ………………………………………………………. 149

CHARTS

Argentina
4.1.1 Most representative development indicators within the sector …………………… 26

Canada
4.3.1 Telecommunications 1999 ………………………………………………………….. 54

United States 127
4.11.1 Reductions in low-income consumers “local monthly telephone bills” ..……….. 130
4.11.2. Fund Management ……………………………………………………………….... 132
4.11.3. Objectives and measures of Universal Service …………………………………..

Mexico 138
4.14.1 Rural population statistics ………………………………………………………… 140
4.14.2 Establishment of a Universal Service Fund ………………………………………

GRAPHS 13
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Section 3
3.1. Adoption of Reference Paper ………………………………………………………… 23
3.2. Investments required for 15% teledensity …………………………………………... 24

Section 4 27
4.1 The funds of universal access/service in the Americas ……………………………… 28
4.2 Administration of funds ………………………………………………………………. 28
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Argentina 29
4.1.1. Growth in a number of installed and in-service lines …………………………..
4.1.2. Growth in density …………………………………………………………………. 41
4.1.3. Growth rate vs. telephone density and GDP ……………………………………. 42
4.1.4. Cellular subscribers ……………………………………………………………… 46
4.1.5. Public telephone lines …………………………………………………………….. 47
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Brazil
4.2.1. Public telephones …………………………………………………………………
4.2.2. Telephone density by GDP ……………………………………………………....
4.2.3. Public telephone density …………………………………………………………
4.2.4.A. Commitment Protocol – Fixed installed access (103) – National ……………...
4.2.4.B. Public telephones in-service – National ………………………………………...

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