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Telecommunications: Use, Constraints and Potential in Rural Areas

Table of Contents

• Credits
  • Disclaimer
• Executive Summary
  • Introduction , The Survey , Telecommunications and Rural Support Services , Technology , The Regulatory Environment , Conclusions
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. The Survey
  • Survey Methodology ,
  • Characteristics of Respondents
    • Table 1. Activity at survey location
    • Table 2. Breakdown of "Other" activities category
  • Distance of Respondents From Population Centres
    • Table 3. Distance from population centres
    • Figure 1. Where do the respondents live in relation to towns ?
    • Figure 2. Where do respondents live in relation to villages?
  • Effect Of Distance On Activity At Location
    • Figure 3a Activity at survey location as a function of distance (number of respondents by distance ie. illustrates population density effects)
    • Figure 3b Activity at survey location as a function of distance (percentage of respondents by distance ie. excluding population density effects)
  • Communications Equipment Used
    • Table 4. Communication devices used at survey location
    • Table 5. Correlation between computer and mobile phone ownership
  • Computer Ownership And Internet Access At Survey Location
    • Table 6. Computer ownership broken down by type of activity
    • Table 7. Proportion of computers with access to Internet
  • What Is Telecommunications Time Spent On?
    • Table 8. Ways in which telecommunications are used at survey locations
  • Characteristics of Supporting Infrastructure
  • Telephone Line Quality
    • Table 9. Telephone line quality
    • Table 10. Characterisation of source of telephone line problems
  • Effect Of Distance From Nearest Population Centre
    • Table 11. Relationship between distance from town and level of problems
    • Figure 4. Relationship between distance to town and problems
    • Figure 5. Relationship between distance to village and problems
  • Internet Access Speed
    • Table 12. Opinion on speed of Internet access
  • Second Phone Lines
    • Table 13. Installation of additional telephone lines
  • Quality Of Power Supply
    • Table 14. Quality of power supply
  • Emergency Services 111
    • Table 15. Emergency Services 111 Calls
  • Mobile Coverage
  • Party Lines
  • Views
  • Telecommunications Services Other Than Mobile
    • Table 17. Does telecommunications (other than mobile) affect type and efficiency of business?
    • Are Rural Businesses Disadvantaged
      • Table 18. Are rural-based (non-farm) businesses disadvantaged?
    • Opinions On Future Role Of Telecommunications
      • Table 19. Opinions on future role of telecommunications
• Chapter 3. Telecommunications and Rural Support Services
  • Background
  • Libraries
  • Health
• Chapter 4. Technology
  • Twisted-Pair Copper Wire And Fibre Optics
  • Alternatives To Land lines
  • Wireless
  • Broadband Satellite (One Way)
  • "Two-Way" Satellite
  • Other
• Chapter 5. The Regulatory Environment
  • The Kiwi Share
  • Has The Kiwi Share Delivered For Rural New Zealand ?
  • The Future Of The Kiwi Share
  • Internet Traffic: Infrastructure
  • Internet Traffic: Pricing
  • Line Rental Pricing : Residential
  • Line Rental Pricing : Business
  • Timing
  • Alternate Arrangements
  • Universal Service Obligation
• Chapter 6. Conclusions
  • Research Question (I) To what extent are the current institutional arrangements for telecommunications delivering adequate telecommunication services to rural people, businesses, and organisations ?
  • Research Question (ii) What is required (in engineering terms) in order to deliver adequate services?
  • Research Question (iii) If adequate services are not being delivered under the current institutional arrangements, why not?
  • Research Question (iv) What is the potential for new and emerging technologies to overcome rural telecommunications problems?
• Chapter 7. References Cited
• Appendices
  • Appendix I: The Survey
    • Table 20. Allocation of surveys across sample frame
    • Survey Response Rate
    • Survey Cover Page Introduction
    • Question Panel 1
    • Question Panel 2
    • Question Panel 3
    • Question Panel 4
  • Appendix II: Allocation Of Surveys To Rural Delivery Locations
    • Table 21. Where the surveys were sent to
  • Appendix III: Summary Of Source Of Analysed Surveys
    • Table 22. Summary of region of origin of surveys
  • Appendix IV: List of Problems Encountered With 111 Service
    • Table 23. Description of problems encountered on 111
  • Appendix V: List Of Comments On Cellular Coverage
    • Table 24. List of comments regarding cellular coverage
  • Appendix VI: List Of Comments On Rural-Based Businesses
    • Table 25. Comments about rural businesses being disadvantaged
  • Appendix VII: List of Additional Comments Provided
    • Table 26. Major categories of comments provided
    • Table 27. List of comments provided in "Last Chance To Comment"
  • Appendix VIII: Comments Related To Schools
    • Table 28. Comments related to schools
  • Appendix IX: Rural Support Service Information
    • Table 29. Results of library questionnaire
    • Table 30. TeleHealth projects in NZ (Australian New Zealand TeleHealth Committee, 2000)
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