The Triumphant Consumer? VoIP, ?Little Smart,? and Telecom Service Reform in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19523444 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irene Wu (0000-0001-7086-0813, Federal Communications Commission, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 53-66 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Information Technologies and International Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1544-7529 • E-ISSN: 1544-7537 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/itid.2007.3.4.53 |
| OpenAlex | W2012748520 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Can innovations in communications technology dilute the power of China's authoritarian government? When Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) and Little Smart (xiao lingtong) personal handyphone service first broke into China's market, they were illegal. However, consumers loved the services and demanded more. Using VOIP consumers can make cheap long distance calls. Little Smart introduced an old technology to China that makes mobile phone services more affordable to the masses. Eventually, the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), which initially had banned both, then legalized both under pressure from other parts of the government and from consumers. The planned economy is breaking down and the government is constructing piecemeal the foundation for a rules-based economy. (c) 2007 by The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advertising · Business · China · Political science · Telecom infrastructure sharing · Telecommunications · The Internet · Universal service · Voice over IP · World Wide Web · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Computer Science · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Marketing
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |