Broadband is becoming so vital for businesses and 
offers such competitive advantages that it is 
being compared to utilities such as water and 
electricity, the Information Economy Report 2006 
(1) contends -- and that is disturbing news for 
developing countries, where broadband access is 
scarce and the basics needed to provide it at 
reasonable cost are often lacking.
• SOURCE: (UN Conference on Trade and Development, Nov. 16, 2006)

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